September, 2018 Archive


$1 Million to Quincy HA to Remove Lead

Housing officials in Quincy, Illinois, about 135 north of St. Louis, aim to address properties built in 1942. Houses built before the 1978 federal ban on lead-based paint most likely contain traces of lead. The HUD funds will be used to hire a contractor to conduct testing and lead abatement for five properties, which contain […]

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James A. Murphy – The ATTORNEY – The ARTIST

Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC is pleased to announce that our partner, James A. Murphy will have some of his original oil paintings exhibited at The Artist Guild of Lockport’s Tagol Origins V Group Show, which opens with a reception on September 22, 2018 from 6-9 p.m. and runs through November 17, 2018 at the […]

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Substandard Management Levels in McDonough

The Chicago Field Office of U.S. Housing and Urban Development addressed substandard management level during a visit on August 21-23 to the McDonough County Housing Authority. From 2012 to 2015, the MHA had maintained a management score between 22 and 25. The score then dropped sharply in 2016 to 16 and again in 2017 to […]

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McHenry County Seeks New ED

The McHenry County Housing Authority has begun its search for a new executive director.    The authority’s current executive director, Julie Biel-Claussen, has announced plans to retire. Her last day will be Oct. 31, and a committee has been formed to seek her replacement. The McHenry County Housing Authority’s board will make the ultimate decision on […]

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