ROCKFORD — Neighbors of an approved development on South New Towne Drive have sued the city, alleging that it ignored its own subdivision rules when it authorized a tentative plat map for an affordable housing development. rrstar.com
More than 1,000 units of public housing in Rockford could be broken up and rebuilt in the next few years. Some aldermen say residents are counting on City Council to be involved in that process. To do that, the first step, the city says, is to create a new committee dedicated to public housing issues. […]
CAIRO – With a team of six HUD officials reporting to work in Cairo on Monday, The Alexander County Housing Authority became the 19th housing authority to be taken over by the federal government in the past 30 years. The Southern Illinoisan
GALESBURG — Shakisha Grays was awarded a Northern Illinois Council of Housing Administrators Scholarship of $1,000. Knox County Housing Authority Executive Director Derek Antoine and KCHA Board of Commissioners Chairman Lomac Payton presented her with the check at the KCHA central office. The Register-Mail.com
CAIRO – An attorney for The Alexander County Housing Authority board told the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, in a letter, that members regret not allowing citizens time to address the board during the Jan. 19 meeting at which they hired Executive Director Jason Ashmore. The Southern Illinoisan
It’s the public housing project that’s drawn outrage from Rockford residents and even city leaders: South New Towne is on its way and the developer is sparing little expense, using your tax dollars to make it happen. But, is the hefty price tag worth it if it lifts low-income residents out of poverty, or is […]
ROCKFORD — The tumult over public housing in Rockford has led aldermen to consider forming a special Fair Housing Committee. A suggested framework for the committee — five aldermen who would serve as the council’s strategic working team on all fair housing proposals and initiatives in the city — will get a closer look when […]
JOLIET – Most of the residents at Des Plaines Garden Homes in Joliet have moved out and redevelopment of the project is on track, according to housing officials. “There are only 16 families left,” Eric Hanson, the attorney for the Housing Authority of Joliet, told the city’s Plan Commission last week. The Herald News
Rockford Housing Authority CEO Ron Clewer asked the city of Rockford Monday night to partner with him and RHA to apply for a 2 million dollar loan from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to improve the Brewington Oaks senior living and disability high rise. mystateline.com
A Chicago woman who pretended to be a federal housing agent to scam homeowners out of thousands of dollars was captured by real federal agents who sent her a fake MoneyGram, according to federal prosecutors. Cynthia Wallace, 45, has been charged with one count of falsely assuming and pretending to be an officer of the […]
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