The PHA Board approved a $25,000 contract to partner with Gans, Gans & Associates to recruit a top administrator to take over when current CEO Brenda Coates retires Jan. 31 upon the completion of her contract. Coates announced her retirement in April of this year after 27 years working for the PHA. PJ Star.com
Four public housing residents have filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Housing Authority accusing the agency of shortchanging them on their utility allowances and, as a result, overcharging them for rent. Chicago Tribune
ROCKFORD — Debate over the best location for affordable housing rages on, but area leaders hope spreading units around the Rockford region will change the course of the conflict. RRStar.com
Michael Simelton, chief executive officer for the Housing Authority of Joliet, told neighbors of the public housing complex that the authority will begin focusing its attention on taking the steps needed to demolish it. The Herald News
QUINCY, Ill. (WGEM) – Bedbugs have become an expensive problem for the Quincy Housing Authority and officials say they don’t see it slowing down. WGEM.com
ALTON — Heavy equipment clearing land along Toledo Avenue last week was the first visible sign of five houses that the Alton Housing Authority is building in cooperation with Madison County. The Telegraph
JOLIET – Residents at Des Plaines Gardens were receptive when told their homes were going to be demolished and they had to move. The Herald News
GALESBURG — The Knox County Housing Authority was designated a High Performer this year, an improvement from its rating last year as a Standard Performer. KCHA received a score of 91 out of 100 on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Public Housing Assessment System. Last year it received an 87, and the […]
JOLIET – The Housing Authority of Joliet on Wednesday approved a contract with a moving company to relocate Des Plaines Gardens Homes residents, who could begin getting Section 8 vouchers to move elsewhere by next week. The Herald News
JOLIET – The Housing Authority of Joliet has received final approval to demolish most of the 1950s-era Des Plaines Gardens housing complex. The Herald News
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