We agree that incorporating granny flats — coachhouses or converted basements, for example — could play a small but ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Chicago office will now oversee 65 public housing authorities Wisconsin because of staffing shortages in the agency’s Milwaukee office.

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 ...

Lawyers hired by the Chicago Housing Authority recently cited Illinois Supreme Court case Mack v. Anderson in an effort to persuade a judge to reconsider a jury’s $24 million verdict against the ...

I’m grateful for the partnership with the Mayor and his team, as well as my City Council colleagues, that resulted in this ...

The Chicago Police Department made 45% fewer traffic stops in 2024, but Black and Latino drivers were four times more likely ...

The Chicago City Council will allow residential developments near public transit to build without imposing parking space ...

Housing advocates argue that increased oversight is necessary, especially for agencies like the CHA, which redirected approximately $74 million in federal voucher dollars away from housing ...

Legalizing additional dwelling units across Chicago would expand housing options, support families and boost affordability ...

A complaint had accused the city of violating federal civil rights laws by allowing aldermen to kill affordable rental projects without oversight.

Another recently departed Chicago Housing Authority executive has received a hefty payout from the agency, marking the 10th exited senior leader to obtain a settlement in the last five years and ...

Moms who live in CHA housing treated to free makeovers In an early Mother's Day gift, hundreds of Chicago moms who live in Chicago Housing Authority developments got a free makeover Tuesday.