Chicago’s real estate industry is pushing back against the anti-gentrification ordinance that took effect this month, with one group launching a letter-writing campaign against it. Landlords and ...

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Women’s History Month is to honor and commemorate the women who for decades have fought for equality, justice, and opportunity. It should also be a commitment on behalf of all of us to further advance ...

A one-of-a-kind Chicago museum hopes to change the perception of public housing in America. The National Public Housing ...

Founded by residents, it is the first cultural institution to interpret the American experience via public housing, and it’s housed in the last surviving building of the Jane Addams Homes built in ...

Chicago Housing Commissioner Lissette Castañeda smashes a wall last October during the groundbreaking ceremony for Earle School Apartments, the former Charles Warrington Earle School in Englewood.

Josué Pellot painted this mural on the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center in Hermosa at 4046 W. Armitage Ave. “Este momento hermoso es nuestro,” which translates to “This beautiful moment ...

Some renovation projects aimed at preserving and greening existing affordable housing properties are on hold in Chicago as the Trump administration evaluates a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...

Design-builder and general contractor F.H. Paschen has topped of its new workforce housing community in the western Chicago suburb of Bellwood, Ill. Reserved for middle-income residents, the four ...

A 37-year-old woman was taken into custody after she shot a man who had been involved in a physical altercation in the Hermosa neighborhood Saturday. According to Chicago police, the 21-year-old ...

Seniors, some with disabilities, are not able to use the elevators in the Chicago Housing Authority building they call home. The Fannie Emanuel Apartments, a 181-unit high-rise for seniors, is ...