HUD says aldermanic prerogative limits housing options in Chicago
City Council members can stop affordable housing developments in their wards through aldermanic prerogative according to a federal agency.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development investigated the city of Chicago for nearly five years after receiving a complaint from local housing advocacy groups in 2018. The groups accused City Council members of having “unfettered power over zoning” which impacts if and how affordable housing is built in their wards. The federal agency agrees.
Reset talks with members of the groups that filed the complaint to learn more about how aldermanic prerogative powers impact housing options for Chicagoans.
GUESTS: Brett Chase, environmental reporter for Chicago Sun-Times
Roderick Wilson, executive director of Lugenia Burns Hope Center
Monica Dillon, resident of the 41st ward and member of Neighbors for Affordable Housing
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HUD says aldermanic prerogative limits housing options in Chicago
City Council members can stop affordable housing developments in their wards through aldermanic prerogative according to a federal agency.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development investigated the city of Chicago for nearly five years after receiving a complaint from local housing advocacy groups in 2018. The groups accused City Council members of having “unfettered power over zoning” which impacts if and how affordable housing is built in their wards. The federal agency agrees.
Reset talks with members of the groups that filed the complaint to learn more about how aldermanic prerogative powers impact housing options for Chicagoans.
GUESTS: Brett Chase, environmental reporter for Chicago Sun-Times
Roderick Wilson, executive director of Lugenia Burns Hope Center
Monica Dillon, resident of the 41st ward and member of Neighbors for Affordable Housing
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons