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In 2018, The Chicago Reporter filed more than 200 Freedom of Information Act requests, fought dozens of public agencies for access to records and sometimes we’ve even won. Here’s what we requested, what we’re still waiting for, and what we’ve learned along the way.
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.
Residents feel shut out of the decision that puts the future of senior housing, youth programs and other services at stake.
The businessman who feds say defrauded elderly women, mostly on the West Side, out of millions in a reverse mortgage scheme will remain jailed awaiting trial.
Here’s a roundup of how the Trump administration’s stated policy goals would interact with local laws on immigrant and religious protections, healthcare, housing, education and law enforcement.
By both holding back vouchers and planning to cut public housing units from Lathrop Homes, CHA is failing to expand opportunities for poor families.
Experts and residents are divided on the benefits and fairness of a national smoking ban in public housing units.
Some housing experts say the federal agency’s action won’t address oversight issues at Section 8 properties.
Tenants at a federally subsidized complex on Chicago’s Far South Side allege discrimination, harassment and excessive force by armed guards, raising concerns about HUD oversight.
The housing agency has kept low-income and homeless families waiting while sitting on a $440 million surplus.