Affordable housing, gentrification, displacement. Just a few of the issues that Chicago’s next mayor may have to contend with when he or she takes office in May.
Morning Shift discusses housing policy ahead of the February 26 mayoral election.
GUESTS: Geoff Smith, executive director of the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University
Alden Loury, senior editor for WBEZ’s Race, Class and Communities desk
LEARN MORE: What Does The Next Chicago Mayor Have In Mind For Affordable Housing (Next City 12/18/18)
Voters In Three Chicago Neighborhoods Support Rent Control (Crain’s Chicago Business 11/7/18)
Chicago Gentrification Fears Rise As East Garfield Park, Austin, South Lawndale Housing Prices Rise (Chicago Tribune 12/20/18)
The Mayoral Housing Forum That Almost Wasn’t (Chicago Reporter 12/13/18)
What Could Fix Affordable Housing In Chicago? Mayoral Candidates Offer Answers At CTU Forum (Block Club Chicago 11/21/18)