
St. Charles residents flee senior community after 300% increase in costs
Over the last several weeks, the Saint Charles senior living community has become a bit of a ghost town.
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Over the last several weeks, the Saint Charles senior living community has become a bit of a ghost town.
"It has to start somewhere. It starts right here on this lot, and it starts right now."
"It has to start somewhere. It starts right here on this lot, and it starts right now."
Tenants are renting out individual rooms in more than 100 different units. That means strangers are paired together in apartments.
An affordable housing group worked with the city and HUD to save and improve the housing, which cost $32 million.
It will be built on vacant city land next to the Kedzie Avenue Green Line station in East Garfield Park.
It will be built on vacant city land next to the Kedzie Avenue Green Line station in East Garfield Park.
A UIC study shows half of Native Americans in Chicago are paying more than 30% of their income to rent their homes.
Visionary Ventures NFP is redeveloping the former Lincoln Elementary School and former Todd Elementary School.
Protesters are calling on city leaders to stop construction and add more affordable housing to the neighborhood.
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reports the pandemic appears to have only increased the demand for affordable housing.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, along with city leaders, announced the launch of the " Reclaiming Communities Campaign."
Aldermen voted 42-8 to approve the mayor's proposal, which would set new requirements for developers who get city subsidies, purchase city land, or require a zoning change for their projects.
A bill geared toward creating more affordable housing passed out of committee in the Illinois state Senate Wednesday.
Seeking to boost the number of affordable housing units available for lower-income Chicagoans, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday proposed new requirements for developers who get city subsidies, purchase city land, or require a zoning change for their projects.
"This is an extremely reasonable policy to protect naturally-occurring affordable housing in our Chicago neighborhoods that are seeing record-high displacement in this moment," said Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th).
Revenue from the additional fees would go to the city's Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund, which collects various fees from developers to help subsidize affordable housing initiatives in lower-income neighborhoods.
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The measure is designed to protect Woodlawn residents from being forced out of their homes when the Obama Presidential Center is built in Jackson Park.
The measure would require landlords to provide 90 days notice to tenants who have lived in their units for more than 6 months before terminating or deciding not to renew their lease.
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Taking aim at a 120,000-unit shortage of affordable housing in the city, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced a new task force that will help develop potential solutions to a challenge that she touted as a priority on the campaign trail.
In a statement Tuesday night, Lightfoot said that the union's contract with CPS is "not the appropriate place for the city to legislate its affordable housing policy."
The yet-to-be constructed Obama Presidential Center is already having an effect on property values and the rent being charged nearby residents.
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The offenders then got into three unknown cars and fled eastbound on Chicago Avenue.
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The victims were walking just before 3 a.m., in the 900 block of West Lake Street, when a red truck pulled up and five armed males exited and demanded their property, police said.
The lights display, with an added hot chocolate bar, is located at 7805 Nottingham Dr. in Tinley Park.
Chicago police confirmed late Sunday night that the fire has been classified as an arson. Area 1 detectives were investigating.
Work began earlier this week on the tent structures at the site.
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The offenders then got into three unknown cars and fled eastbound on Chicago Avenue.
Elaine Kelly said when she finally got it back, her car appeared more damaged - with the inside was ransacked and some of her personal property missing.
Amtrak said they were never notified of the SUV on the tracks before the crash last week, was despite a warning call a full 41 minutes earlier.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the Chicago Transit Authority was operating on out-of-date information with regard to stopping lengths.
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Minooka Community High School has faced allegations of tolerating racism in the classroom before.
With thousands of undercover recordings at their disposal, federal prosecutors spent the week laying out how Burke wanted to be paid for helping the developers of the Old Post Office.
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People lined up to let city leaders know where they stand on the emotional issue.
Since 1980, Chicago's overnight ban prevents motorists from parking on roughly 100 miles of city streets, and about 95% of the time there was no plowable snow.
Over the last several weeks, the Saint Charles senior living community has become a bit of a ghost town.
Casino officials said on Thursday, Nov. 2, they determined hackers got into their system and stole personal information about Rivers Casino staffers, customers, and online sports book customers.
We previously told you about small business owner Janine Morabito's struggle after getting stiffed by Uncle Sam. There are several others in the same boat.
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Investigators have learned that people reported stomach cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea after eating at Big Wig Tacos & Burritos.
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Kilitch Healthcare India is recalling the products more than three weeks after the FDA warned against their use.
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It's Small Business Saturday 2023, a big day to highlight the success of entrepreneurs who started small and are working hard to make it big.
Three of the trolleys were running on Small Business Saturday, making eight stops in Ravenswood so people could visit their favorite shops.
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Taylor Raddysh scored in the third period for Chicago, which has been outscored 13-2 during its three-game losing streak.
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Coby White scored a season-high 31 points, DeMar DeRozan added 24 points and 10 assists, and the Chicago Bulls beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-118 on Saturday night.
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Chicago police are investigating an attempted smash-and-grab robbery after a car crashed into a high-end department store near the Magnificent Mile overnight.
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The victims were struck in the head and the offenders forced away their belongings.
Police were conducting an arson investigation, after 10 people were displaced when a fire broke out at a historic mansion in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on the South Side.
Police said, in each of the robberies, four people approached victims near or at a street vendor location, flashed rifles and handguns, and stole the victim's property.
A postal worker accidentally dropped the vehicle keys which were picked up by a suspect.
A massive police presence was at the scene Friday night.
With thousands of undercover recordings at their disposal, federal prosecutors spent the week laying out how Burke wanted to be paid for helping the developers of the Old Post Office.
It wasn't the first time the Chipp Inn in Noble Square has been hit by robbers in recent months.