CAIRO – Sesser Mayor Jason Ashmore has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development outlining his activities during his first week on the job as executive director of the Alexander County Housing Authority, while several public housing residents, citizen activists and the mayor of Cairo continue to speak out against […]
Sue Rose keeps her purse on a hook next to her bed. After about 20 years of working with the McHenry County Housing Authority to help house people after disasters, it’s become apparent how many people rush out of their homes in the middle of the night and aren’t able to grab their cellphone, keys […]
PEORIA — The Peoria Housing Authority’s options for redeveloping Taft Homes are slowly expanding with the transfer of less than an acre of city-owned land to the agency. The City Council is expected to discuss Tuesday a redevelopment agreement that would approve the sale a parcel of land just under three-quarters of an acre to […]
ROCKFORD (WREX) – Rockford leaders say a proposed low-income housing development along South New Towne Drive has divided the city. People on both sides of this issue say there might be a way to mend problems and move forward. wrex.com
WSIL — Members of the Alexander County Housing Authority Board have approved a new director, after weeks of controversy over the hiring process. Sesser mayor Jason Ashmore will head the department, and keep his job as mayor. Many families who receive housing aid are unhappy with the decision and want Ashmore to step down. www.wsiltv.com
DANVILLE — Next week, Danville Housing Authority commissioners will begin sifting through applications from those wanting to be the agency’s next executive director. The News-Gazette
CAIRO – The federal government has rejected Alexander County Housing Authority board’s recommendation to hire Sesser Mayor Jason Ashmore as its new executive director. The Southern Illinoisan.com
Public housing tenants in Baltimore who alleged they were sexually harassed and abused by maintenance workers will share up to $8 million in a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that exposed poor living conditions in the subsidized complexes. The Baltimore Sun.com
A Maryland couple who failed to disclose that they owned federally subsidized rental properties, even as one of them held a county job related to public housing, was ordered to pay more than $300,000 after they were convicted of fraud in federal court. The Washington Post.com
Freeport Housing Authority CEO Larry Williams has worked since 2009 to create a safe and positive environment at the FHA’s properties. To do that requires a multifaceted approach. Journal Standard.com
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