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Posts tagged "CHA"

Thousands of public housing units sit vacant, group claims, while homelessness rises

Thousands of public housing units sit vacant, group claims, while homelessness rises
Why would you take an old building, rehab it until it shines and then let it sit empty with no families living there? That’s exactly the question the Chicago Housing Initiative is bringing to public housing officials this morning. Its research indicates that thousands of public housing units are sitting vacant, many perfectly habitable, while... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
September 20, 2011 at 10:40 am
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CHA says rowhouses won't be public housing

CHA says rowhouses won't be public housing
If you’re a housing geek like many of us at The Chicago Reporter, and you read the Chicago Housing Authority’s yearly plan, you’d probably have noticed a pattern by now–a promise to rehab the Cabrini rowhouses and keep them 100 percent public housing. Well, up until last year. Then, the plans became uncertain for this... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
September 19, 2011 at 1:22 pm
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No drug testing for Chicago's public housing residents

The Chicago Housing Authority board decided to end plans by city officials to drug test all public housing residents at yesterday’s monthly board meeting, reported WBEZ and We the People Media. “We decided that one, we thought this was kind of close to violating on civil rights. And that right now wasn’t an issue we... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
June 22, 2011 at 9:03 am
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Can the CHA really drug test public housing residents?

There’s a lot being said about the Chicago Housing Authority’s new proposal to drug test all of its residents. Many residents have come out against it. Others are all for it – saying they think it’ll make public housing safer. But I wanted the facts. Is drug testing legal? Will it keep people safe? Does... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
June 7, 2011 at 4:38 pm
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Who is feeling the wrath of CHA's "zero tolerance" policy?

This week a newly-appointed Chicago Housing Authority Chairman Jim Reynold got an earful from members of the City Council’s Housing Committee who were critical of agency tenant guidelines, which are considered some of the most stringent in the nation. Alderman Walter Burnett, for one, complained that the “one strike” rule has gone too far. Under... Read more »
By AngelaCaputo,
September 2, 2010 at 4:50 pm
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