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Housing Coalition Criticizes Emanuel Plan As Giveaway To Private Developers
A Chicago housing coalition says private developers, not tenants, will be the big winners in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s new “Plan Forward” CHA initiative, reports WBBM’s John Cody.
Housing Advocates Want Homeless Put In Vacant CHA Apartments
Several groups are calling on the Chicago Housing Authority to start putting the homeless in some of the thousands of vacant housing units scheduled for demolition.
CHA Taking Wait List Applications In 3 South Side Neighborhoods
The Chicago Housing Authority is taking applications to get on its wait list for sites in three adjacent areas of the city.
Lathrop Homes Public Housing Residents Fear Being Kicked Out
Residents of a the Lathrop Homes public housing development, at Diversey Parkway and the Chicago River’s North Branch, are fighting to stay in their homes in wake of a CHA renovation project.
Lathrop Homes Public Housing Development Named To Historic Register
While demolition has been the trend for much of Chicago’s public housing, one development has now won recognition on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ribbon Cut On New Computer Lab At Public Housing Development
A ribbon was cut this Wednesday morning on at a South Side Chicago Housing Authority development for a new computer lab for residents.
Disadvantaged Kids Meet Bulls Legends At MSI
A Bulls celebrity spent the day signing autographs for hundreds of children in an early Christmas event the Museum of Science and Industry on Sunday.
69-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Shooting At CHA Senior Living Center
James Vine shot 80-year-old Robert Wesley during a dispute at the Vivian Carter Apartments, police say.
Dispute At CHA Building Ends With Elderly Resident’s Shooting Death
A dispute between two residents in a senior living center ended in gunfire Sunday afternoon, killing an 80-year-old man.
Don’t Miss This Video: Youth Football Dance Party
The pregame warmups for a Chicago area youth football team recently were filled with the usual drills. Until the refs didn’t show up for the scheduled kickoff in Hanover Park.
CHA Wins LEED Certification For Rehab Of Senior Apartment Building
A seniors’ public housing project in Uptown has become the first Chicago Housing Authority property to receive the top green building certification.
New CHA Chief Will Continue Mixed-Income Housing Plan
Mayor Emanuel used the former Cabrini Green neighborhood — newly transformed into mixed-income housing — to announce the CHA’s new leader, Charles Woodyard.
Former CHA Mail Clerk Accused Of Stealing Rent Money
A Chicago Housing Authority mail clerk has been charged with stealing $1,700 in rent money from tenants.
CHA Residents ‘Take Flight’ For College
Julius Claybron was always empowered with the vision of what he wanted in his future. He spent his life growing up in Chicago public housing. Now, as CBS 2′s Suzanne Le Mignot reports, he’s heading to prestigious Cornell University.
CHA Chief Resigns Amid Credit Card Controversy
Chicago Housing Authority chief executive officer Lewis Jordan has submitted his resignation, in the wake of questions about his use of a government credit card.
CHA Residents Protest Plan For Drug Testing
Some public housing residents are protesting the Chicago Housing Authority’s proposal for mandatory drug testing.
Head Of CHA Giving Back His Salary
The head of the Chicago Housing Authority is doing something you don’t normally hear a public official doing – giving money back.
CHA Head: Most Former Residents Remain In City
The Chicago Housing Authority says it has the numbers to show what’s happened to residents affected by the “Plan for Transformation” that eliminated many of the agency’s high-rise buildings.
Demolition Begins On Last Cabrini-Green High-Rise
Demolition has begun on the last high-rise standing in the Cabrini-Green public housing development.
CHA Fire Leaves 2 Hospitalized, Including Man Critically Burned
Two people, including an elderly man who suffered second and third degree burns, were injured when a fire started in an apartment at a Chicago Housing Authority senior citizens building early Sunday.
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