What started as an observation a couple of months ago has blossomed into a community partnership that is tearing down barriers that keep low-income city residents from seeking education and employment opportunities. Commercial-News.com
The Lake County Housing Authority, along with a host of national, state and local elected officials, broke ground Friday on a two-part, 220-unit housing development at the site of the former Marion Jones Townhomes in North Chicago. Chicago Tribune.com
Ron Clewer, CEO of RHA and director of Bridge Rockford Alliance Inc., submitted a letter of resignation effective March 31. He will take over as chief operating officer for The Alliance for Strong Families and Communities on April 10. RRStar.com
About a dozen of the union’s members met outside PHA headquarters Monday afternoon to demand a new contract, fair treatment and the removal of the housing authority’s CEO. The protesters were loud, while board members were holding a regularly scheduled meeting inside. Central Illinois Proud.com
CAIRO — On a recent afternoon when Kristen Simelton was digging for the remote under the couch cushion, she pulled out a smashed rat instead. The Southern.com
ROCKFORD – “The biggest issue that we have with housing policy is that we have generated, or folks prior to us today, generated a whole lot of housing policy that was primarily if not almost exclusively generated with economic interests in mind,” said Midtown District Board Member, Brad Roos. My Stateline.com
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The Marion County Housing Authority’s former Executive Director has agreed to come out of retirement to help the authority get back on its feet. WWW.WJBDRADIO.COM
Former Housing Authority Executive Director Sues Agency Over Dismissal 1-9-1-7. The former Executive Director of the Marion County Housing Authority has filed a federal lawsuit in East St. Louis against the authority and its board members over violation of her civil rights. www.WJBDRadio.com
CHAMPAIGN — The boarded-up Bristol Place neighborhood is dotted with crows and lined by bent fences. The shriveling homes are stained with discoloration and holes in the siding. The News-Gazette.com
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