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.

• Nov 21

Rebuilding a community: Empty lots on South and West sides to be turned into affordable homes

"It has to start somewhere. It starts right here on this lot, and it starts right now."

• Sep 2

An affordable rent with a flexible lease in Lincoln Park. What's the catch?

Tenants are renting out individual rooms in more than 100 different units. That means strangers are paired together in apartments.

• May 31

Residents enjoy new and improved Harvey senior apartment complex

An affordable housing group worked with the city and HUD to save and improve the housing, which cost $32 million.

• Mar 30

63-unit affordable housing building to be built on empty lot in East Garfield Park

It will be built on vacant city land next to the Kedzie Avenue Green Line station in East Garfield Park.

• Mar 27

First affordable housing for Native Americans coming to Irving Park

A UIC study shows half of Native Americans in Chicago are paying more than 30% of their income to rent their homes.

• Nov 30, 2022

Affordable housing projects to be built in two vacant schools in Aurora

Visionary Ventures NFP is redeveloping the former Lincoln Elementary School and former Todd Elementary School.

• Oct 13, 2022

West Garfield Park Celebrates Groundbreaking On New Affordable Housing Project, C.A.R.E. Manor

CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reports the pandemic appears to have only increased the demand for affordable housing.

• Oct 9, 2021

Groundbreaking For More Affordable Housing Happening Saturday

• Oct 9, 2021

Mayor Lori Lightfoot Announces 'Reclaiming Communities Campaign' With 250 New Affordable Homes In North Lawndale

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, along with city leaders, announced the launch of the " Reclaiming Communities Campaign."

• Jun 28, 2021

Aldermen Approve Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Plan To Update Affordable Housing Requirements For Developers As City Council Resumes In-Person Meetings

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.

• Apr 21, 2021

Bill Geared Toward Creating More Affordable Housing Passes Out Of Illinois Senate Committee

A bill geared toward creating more affordable housing passed out of committee in the Illinois state Senate Wednesday.

• Apr 14, 2021

Mayor Lori Lightfoot Announces Proposal To Update City's Affordable Housing Ordinance With New Requirements For Developers

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.

• Mar 24, 2021

City Council Approves Extra Demolition Fees For Homes In Pilsen And Along Bloomingdale Trail

"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).

• Mar 24, 2021

Developers Could Soon Have To Pay Thousands More To Tear Down Residential Buildings In Pilsen, Near Bloomingdale Trail

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.

• Mar 22, 2021

VOA Turns Vacant Lot Into Beautiful New Housing In Englewood, And One Veteran Is Thrilled To Move In

On Tuesday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot will honor the organization behind beautiful new housing in Englewood.

• Oct 6, 2020

Aldermen Approve Ordinance To Protect Affordable Housing Near Obama Presidential Center In Woodlawn

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.

• Sep 9, 2020

Mayor Lori Lightfoot Introduces Plan To Give Tenants More Notice When Leases Won't Be Renewed

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.

• May 20, 2020

Minimum Wage Hike, Changes To Water Bills, Higher Parking Meter Fees; What Else Is In The 2020 City Budget?

Here are just some of the ways the mayor's 2020 budget proposal would impact Chicago residents.

• Oct 23, 2019

Lightfoot Announces Task Force To Tackle City's Shortage Of Affordable Housing

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.

• Oct 14, 2019

Lightfoot Accuses CTU Of Stalling On Contract Talks Over Affordable Housing; Union Says CPS Has Nearly 17,000 Homeless Students

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."

• Oct 9, 2019

Obama Center Already Making Housing Too Expensive For Many In Woodlawn And South Shore, Study Finds

The yet-to-be constructed Obama Presidential Center is already having an effect on property values and the rent being charged nearby residents.

• Sep 6, 2019