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
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
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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)