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Black and Unhoused in Chicago: How Housing Segregation Fueled a Homegrown Crisis

Almost seven out of 10 homeless persons in the city of Chicago are Black. They are either living under someone else's roof, temporarily staying...

Legacy of Inequitable Housing Access: How a Black Family’s Story Echoes Today’s Fight

A Chicago Defender article from 1946 that chronicles the Hemmons family becoming unhoused. This is Part Three of the Chicago Defender’s series Black and Unhoused:...

Chicago’s Enduring Legacy of the Black and Unhoused

This is Part Two of the Chicago Defender’s series Black and Unhoused: How Segregation Fueled a Homegrown Crisis, which is part of the “Healing...

‘Bring Chicago Home’ Real Estate Transfer Tax Officially Defeated

On Friday, the one-time real estate transfer tax referendum, intended to generate revenue to address homelessness, was officially voted down.  Chicago voters rejected the referendum,...

State Appeals Court Greenlights Vote on Luxury Property Tax for Homeless Services

Chicago voters will soon decide on a proposal to raise a one-time tax on luxury properties to fund services for homeless people.  State appeals court judges cleared...

Bring Chicago Home Referendum Invalidated by Cook County Judge

A Cook County judge dismissed a Chicago ballot proposal to increase a one-time tax on luxury properties for homeless services — dubbed "Bring Chicago...

How Mayor Johnson’s $16.6 Billion ‘People’s Budget’ Benefits Black Chicagoans

Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Office of Budget and Management held two virtual budget briefings for reporters and editorial board members to discuss his...

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