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Chicago is allocating $40 million in grants to modernize seven homeless shelters. The funds aim to provide capital ...
Chicago's Mayor announces a $40 million overhaul for homeless shelters, aiming to improve privacy and facilities.
Housing Commissioner on Green Housing Initiative, Funding Cuts. Clip: 5/20/2025 | 8m 34s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Chicago faces a shortfall of nearly 120,000 affordable housing units.
City Council had the opportunity to deliver two significant housing policy changes last week. Because of their unwillingness to relinquish control, we had to settle for just one.
Calling housing a human right is not enough. We have to govern like we believe it, and that means taking a clear-eyed look at the policies that stand in the way of affordable housing supply.
The "granny flats" ordinance also prohibits short-term rentals. Because the measure applies to all wards, other City Council ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson, who has made housing a cornerstone of his policy agenda, faces a tough decision in the coming weeks to choose a new leader for the embattled agency.
CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson was watching the news during the worst heat wave in her city’s history when she learned that a man she ...
Supporters had frantically pushed to tweak the ordinance Wednesday afternoon and believed they had struck a deal to win over ...
Chicago Mayor Johnson launches a $40M plan to revamp the city's homeless shelters, prioritizing privacy and accessibility.