Freeport HA Hires Interim CEO
FREEPORT — The Housing Authority of the City of Freeport board of commissioners has hired an interim CEO following the resignation of Larry Williams. The Journal Standard.com
September, 2017 Archive
HA to pay $70k to settle discrimination suit
On the same day a lawsuit alleging discrimination and sexual harassment by employees of the Anderson Housing Authority was filed, a settlement in the case was announced Thursday. Herald Bulletin.com
Mahoney, Silverman & Cross Opens New Office in Morris, IL
Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Morris, Illinois. Our office is located at 116 E. Washington Street, across the street from the historic Grundy County Courthouse in beautiful downtown Morris. Each of us at Mahoney, Silverman & Cross takes pride in our firm’s long-standing […]
Freeport HA CEO Resigns
Larry Williams will work his last day as CEO of the Freeport Housing Authority on Sept. 8. Williams, 38, announced his resignation to the authority’s board of commissioners in an email today. He has accepted another job in the region, but is not ready to make the information public, he said. Journal Standard.com
Fraudulent Activity
Some fraudulent activity the Housing Authority of the City of Danville has seen with its housing choice voucher (Section 8) program is prompting some financial policy changes. According to a memo from HACD executive director Jaclyn Vinson to the HACD board of commissioners, the fraudulent activity was discovered in June. Commercial-News.com
No Money for Repairs
THEBES — As the school bus came to a stop on Wednesday afternoon at Mary Alice Meadows, a dozen or so children spilled out. A small girl took off sprinting down the sidewalk, her backpack bouncing along with every stride of her tiny legs. A young boy showed off his athletic skills by leaping over […]
HUD tells 400 residents in Cairo must move
It’s been four months since HUD officials announced that about 400 residents would have to move out of their failing housing complexes in Cairo and relocate to other communities. The Southern Illinoisan
Bed Bug Stigma is Hard to Kill
Decatur Housing Authority Director Jim Alpi doesn’t have a background in pest control, but he’s learned more than he ever wanted to trying to keep bed bugs out of the agency’s properties. Herald & Review.com
Joliet Couple Fail to Pay Rent and File Suit for Pain & Suffering
JOLIET, IL – The Joliet Housing Authority filed a recent lawsuit against a Joliet couple who went on for months without paying their monthly rent at their downtown apartment complex, 311 North Ottawa Street. In 2015 and 2016, the Housing Authority also brought similar lawsuits against Angela M. Byrd-Davis and Daryl K. Davis. If it […]
Aurora HA Board Changes Coming
The Aurora Housing Authority is poised for changes to at least two board seats about a month after its executive director left for a job in Alaska. Chicago Tribune.com