Chicago Housing Authority
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.
Mayor Makes Board of Education, Chicago Housing Authority Appointments
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sunday made an appointment to the Chicago Board of Education and a nomination to the Chicago Housing Authority board.
CHA Targeting Nearly 650 Units At Altgeld Gardens For Demolition
Foreclosures and homelessness are big issues in Chicago, but the Chicago Housing Authority has approved plans to tear down hundreds of units at its Altgeld Gardens housing complex on the Far South Side.
Ivy Leaguer Offers Advice To Fellow CHA Residents Headed To College
A year ago, Julius Claybron was making the move from the inner city to the Ivy League. Now, the former Chicago Housing Authority resident is back in Chicago, offering advice to other public housing residents about to head to college.
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.
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.
CHA To Clear Out Most Cabrini-Green Row Houses
The Chicago Housing Authority is relocating 33 families living in row houses at what remains of the Cabrini-Green public housing development.
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.
Emanuel Scales Back Credit Card Privileges For City Employees
An investigation that uncovered credit card abuses, which led to the ouster of the heads of the Chicago Housing Authority and Chicago Park District, has prompted Mayor Rahm Emanuel to cancel most city credit cards and all petty cash.
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.
Mayor Pulls Credit Cards From Agencies
The Chicago Park District, the Chicago Housing Authority and other city agencies have been stripped of credit-card privileges after some employees were caught using them to buy gifts, expensive dinners and to even pay off red-light camera tickets.
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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