Affordable Housing Advocates Divided Over Two New Pilot Programs

Affordable Housing Advocates Divided Over Two New Pilot Programs

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Two pilot programs to create more affordable housing in hot real estate markets downtown are advancing. Chicago aldermen approved the measure Monday. Some affordable housing advocates say the pilots don’t go far enough to ensure families won’t be displaced from rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods.