CHA holds 19th annual "Operation Warm" event
Since 2008, the event has distributed more than 200,000 coats to CHA kids.
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Since 2008, the event has distributed more than 200,000 coats to CHA kids.
The event provides families and kids living in public housing with new, warm clothes and jackets.
Matt Brewer, the former chief executive officer and board chair of the Chicago Housing Authority, announced he is joining the Chicago mayoral race.
A long-planned redevelopment of the former Lathrop Homes public housing development along the North Branch of the Chicago River is finally set to move forward.
A potential legal battle is brewing between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Housing Authority, over the board's choice for a new CEO.
The Chicago Housing Authority board has voted for a new chief executive officer, and it's not former Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th), whom Mayor Brandon Johnson named as his pick for the job nearly a year ago.
The Chicago Housing Authority board has voted for a new chief executive officer, and it’s not former Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th), whom Mayor Brandon Johnson named as his pick for the job nearly a year ago.
As temperatures fell below zero in Chicago on Friday, tenants of a public housing complex in the East Garfield Park neighborhood said they were freezing inside their own homes due to insufficient heat.
Residents on Chicago's West Side say their apartments are making them sick and repeated requests for help from the city have been ignored.
CBS News Chicago previously visited the building last November, listening to neighbors' concerns about their units, including a non-functional elevator.
The Chicago Housing Authority's longtime search for a new chief executive officer has hit another hurdle.
The Chicago Housing Authority’s longtime search for a new chief executive officer as hit another hurdle.
The annual event features guest speakers, including Mayor Brandon Johnson, food, and live music, all to support the programming provided by the agency.
Residents of Harrison Courts Apartments are looking for their units to get fixed from what they say are ongoing problems.
They've been fighting housing officials over the issues they've been dealing with, from bad plumbing to visible mold, and urging CHA to take action and take them seriously for years.
A group of 200 teens bound for 70 colleges across the country got a special send-off from the Chicago Housing Authority Tuesday.
A group of 200 teens bound for 70 colleges across the country got a special send-off from the Chicago Housing Authority Tuesday.
Residents said promises were made, and money came in — yet when it was time for the CHA to do the work, nothing happened.
Residents said promises were made, and money came in — yet when it was time for the CHA to do the work at the last remaining development in the ABLA Homes, nothing happened. Jermont Terry reports.
On Friday, the ground was finally broken on the last phase of work.
The Chicago Housing Authority hosted the event along with the Daisie Foundation.
The Chicago Housing Authority hosted the pre-Mother's Day event along with the Daisie Foundation. Shardaa Gray reports.
The seniors living at Fannie Emanuel said the problem with the elevators not working has gotten worse over the past two to three years.
Recently, several seniors were left sitting in the lobby of the Fannie Emanuel Apartments on the West Side because both elevators were down. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The family of Jah'mir Collins and Amiah McGee-Collins said they suffered "severe lead poisoning," and that the CHA lied about knowing about the lead-based paint in their apartment.
