The Joliet City Council is slated Tuesday to vote on the appointments of Robert Hernandez, a former HAJ commissioner, and Maria Cottrell, who had worked at the Housing Authority for 24 years before leaving in 2014. The Herald News.com
A LaFayette Housing Authority employee is in trouble with the law. Police say residence manager Lori Baker broke into five apartment homes , and stole $12,000 worth of jewelry. wrcbtv.com
The Rockford Housing Authority just bought land on the city’s east side. The sale solidifies that the housing agency is ready to move forward with it’s latest proposal for Fairgrounds Valley, despite it’s mixed reception at city hall. wrex.com
When former Parma Public Housing Agency Director Lev Kulchytsky stepped down in February, word around the streets was that he had been overseeing a messy operation. A U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development review of his office revealed that he had lost control of the internal structure, confirming suspicions first brought up when Kulchytsky […]
CHICAGO — A security officer in southwest Illinois was under the influence of cocaine when he recently shot someone in the back at a public housing complex, authorities said. DailyJournal.net
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — A former mayoral candidate in the city of Elgin has been tapped by Gov. Bruce Rauner to head the state’s Illinois Housing Development Authority. QCOnline.com
The Rockford Housing Authority is completing a three-year, $7.2 million energy performance upgrade at nine of its 11 developments. Each site — aside from Fairgrounds Valley and Brewington Oaks, which are awaiting redevelopment — has gotten a new, more efficient system, including lighting, appliances, insulation, water, heating and cooling. rrstar.com
Residents of Two Tampa Housing Projects Await Relocation. The sprawling West Tampa public housing project was built during World War II when air-conditioning was considered an unnecessary luxury for public housing. By the time James and his mother moved into a two-room home on Main Street and Willow Avenue, mold and dampness were common throughout […]
The Moline Housing Authority recently opened its Section 8 waiting list for the first time in five years. The first person got in line at 3 a.m. By the time executive director John Afoun got to work at 6:30 a.m., the line of applicants curled around the building and there was still a half hour […]
Laughter and hot dogs were on the menu Sunday as children gathered at the park in the center of the Fairview Housing Development for playground fun, pick-up basketball games and kickball. The Herald News.com
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