Chicago will see its first affordable housing development for Native Americans
Three out of five Native American households are renters, and more than half of them are rent burdened, according to a University of Chicago study.
Three out of five Native American households are renters, and more than half of them are rent burdened, according to a University of Chicago study.
As CEO of the Marijuana Policy Project, Toi Hutchinson said she will take lessons from Illinois about “how we can center equity.”
Transforming Chicago’s most famous public housing complex will cost taxpayers $2 billion. It also came with often-unkept promises of jobs, city contracts and homes for those forced from the neighborhood.
To quell a rising controversy 25 years ago that threatened to derail his grand plan to raze the public housing complex, Mayor Richard M. Daley made promises to the residents he was kicking out — including jobs.
Chicago was the first American city Vicente Fernández toured over 40 years ago. He came back nearly every year until he retired in 2012.
Greencorps Chicago brings equity through the green economy.
The governor is allocating $42 million to launch the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program for low-income residents.
WBEZ’s Natalie Moore talks about the root causes behind the demographic trend, and the beauty flourishing in Chicago’s Black neighborhoods.
The infrastructure bill sets aside nearly $3 billion for apprenticeship programs with a focus on workers facing barriers to employment.
Pritzker said he’s allocated $42 million to fund the program. Applications are accepted through Aug. 31, 2023 or until funding runs out.