August, 2016 Archive


CHA – Critic of Voucher Plan

A federal proposal aimed at alleviating housing segregation faces resistance from an unlikely source: the Chicago Housing Authority, which worries that the move could hurt, not help, poor people who live in subsidized housing.   Chicago Real Estate Daily

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Breaking Ground in Rockford

ROCKFORD (WREX) –Construction will officially begin on the Rockford Housing Authority’s South New Towne Drive development Tuesday.  The Rockford Housing Authority and the Gorman Company will hold a groundbreaking Tuesday morning starting at 10:30 a.m.  South New Towne

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9 Charged in Alleged CHA Fraud

CHICAGO — Nine people have been charged for allegedly defrauding the Chicago Housing Authority and other government agencies of more than $1 million by falsely obtaining benefits to which they were not entitled.  Daily Herald.com

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East Chicago Lead Pollution

EAST CHICAGO — About once a week for much of 2015, Kamia Edwards’ son was too sick to go to school.   Some days he was so hot, he’d take off his shirt and lie on the bare floor of their apartment. He complained of headaches and stomachaches. He vomited weekly.   IndyStar.com

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VCHA has a New Director

ROSSVILLE — In the few months R.M. Jackson has taken over the helm of the Vermilion County Housing Authority, it has been chosen to participate in a national pilot program to benefit those who participate in public and subsidized housing throughout Vermillion County communities.  Commercial-News.com

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