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The City Council housing committee chairman went above and beyond his record of siding with landlords by filing an affidavit supporting a building owner who has donated thousands to his campaign.
Recent efforts to preserve three single-room occupancy hotels in Uptown reveal the city’s lukewarm commitment to maintaining them as a safety net for low-income tenants.
The conversation on affordable housing in Chicago is changing, especially among mayoral candidates, but the realtors lobby still holds great sway.
Black-led households are charged more for identical housing in the same neighborhood than their white counterparts and this rent premium increases as neighborhoods get whiter, according to a recent study.
The mayoral race has turned into a rare opportunity for Chicago to resist autocratic politics and have a robust debate on the critical issues facing the city.
After years of unfulfilled promises and inadequate housing initiatives, it’s time for elected officials to get serious about integrating the city.
For nearly a century, aldermanic prerogative has stymied the development of affordable housing by creating a patchwork of zoning control unique to Chicago.
The “model minority” stereotype masks the diversity of experiences and racial inequities faced by the city’s Asian Americans, as detailed in a new report.
In the wake of Hurricane Maria, critics say poor administration hampered the Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) program in Illinois, creating confusion and missed opportunities for survivors looking for housing.
When he started his first term in 1983, the city’s first black mayor brought a new approach to governing by refusing to play the boss.