affordable housing

Bank of America in partnership with Enterprise Community Partners is investing $60 million to help facilitate racial equality in housing.  This includes $30 million...

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Marisa Novara today joined Alderman Stephanie Coleman (16th Ward) and Volunteers of America (VOA) Illinois...

The City of Chicago is experiencing a decline in the Black Population.  Lack of quality education, economic opportunities, increased crime, and the lack of affordable housing has contributed to the population decline in the city.  The combination of the decline of the black population and the gentrification of many Chicago neighborhoods has left some longtime residents of the South and Westside communities feeling uneasy.  This combination has driven up rents and driven out longtime working-class residents. Gentrification and affordable housing are some of the issues that helped Chicago Mayor, Lori Lightfoot, get elected.

In typical Chicago style, division is brewing on the Northwest side of town—and it’s over affordable housing. Add a few sprinkles of race and...

Housing activists point to a series of city initiatives that constitute a concerted campaign to drive poor and moderate income people out of the...