Chicago City Council Approves Woodlawn Housing Ordinance

The city earmarked $4.5 million to combat resident displacement near the planned Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park.

By Bianca Martin

Sept. 10, 2020, 3:34 p.m. CT

Chicago Alderman, Jeanette Taylor, right, speaks during a news conference and rally in Chicago. (7/23/19) Amr Alfiky / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago City Council Approves Woodlawn Housing Ordinance

The city earmarked $4.5 million to combat resident displacement near the planned Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park.

By Bianca Martin

Sept. 10, 2020, 3:34 p.m. CT

The Chicago City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday to stop residents in the Woodlawn neighborhood from being displaced by gentrification around the planned Obama Presidential Center.

Reset brings on a city leader and a community organizer who have been leading efforts to protect affordable housing in the Woodlawn area.

GUEST: Ald. Jeanette Taylor, 20th Ward

Alex Goldenberg, executive director of Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP)