DANVILLE HA MOVES FORWARD
What’s long been called the Danville Housing Authority is now being referred to by its legal name — The Housing Authority of the City of Danville. CommercialNews.com
January, 2017 Archive
JOLIET PASTOR & FORMER HA RESIDENT APPOINTED TO BOARD
In November, Mayor Bob O’Dekirk appointed the Rev. Glenda McCullum, 62, to the Housing Authority of Joliet’s board of commissioners. www.mysuburbanlife.com
HA LAYOFF TO EASE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
Interim Housing Authority Executive Director Evan Deadmond says most of the seven were hired under the tenure of recently fired Executive Director Allison Austin. The seven include Austin’s son, a security guard that was hired for an elderly housing unit on North Poplar in Centralia, a warehouse man, an inspector, and office workers. Deadmond says […]
No Soup For You! Local Government Travel Expense Act – 2017
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Peoria HA Gets $246K Public Grant
PEORIA – The Peoria Housing Authority has received almost a quarter-million dollar grant from the federal government to staff positions intended to help residents improve their work or education status and achieve housing independence. www.pjstar.com
Illinois HA to get over $1M
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Federal officials say public housing authorities and other groups in Illinois will receive nearly $1.4 million to boost employment and economic independence. www.sfgate.com
Utility Bill Assistance by McHenry HA
The McHenry County Housing Authority Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, a state and federally funded energy assistance program, makes payments on behalf of households with limited income, according to a news release. NW Herald.com
HUD Announces Public Housing to be SMOKE FREE
WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro today announced that public housing developments in the U.S. will now be required to provide a smoke-free environment for their residents. In an address to local public housing officials, residents and public health professionals in Boston, Secretary Castro said HUD’s new rule will provide […]
O’Fallon to build a senior housing development
A senior citizen residential apartment development is being planned along Lincoln Avenue in O’Fallon near the library. BND.com
Freeport HA to do $20 Million in Renovations
The Brewster and Hosmer apartments will soon get a $20 million face-lift as part of a conversion from public housing to a program known as Rental Assistance Demonstration, or RAD. Journal Standard.com