Amid an increasing focus on affordable housing in Aurora, the executive director of the Aurora Housing Authority said a change in the agency’s status in 2019 has it poised to tackle in new ways what he called a shortage of affordable options. – chicagotribune.com
A small crowd had gathered at the corner of 9th Street and 5th Avenue at Lincoln Homes. Former residents, developers, bankers and members of the media waited for the large claw of an excavator to tear into one of the brick two-story apartment buildings. – qctimes.com
The executive director of Fort Wayne Housing Authority has been elected president of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials’ Northern Central Regional Council. George Guy, who is also CEO of the local housing authority, will lead a board of directors, which includes 44 voting members and 26 ex-officio nonvoting members. The board members […]
Kendall County housing officials announced a grant that could help provide affordable housing for non-elderly disabled people living in the county. KendallCountyNow.com
On Friday, officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development presented a check for $402,600 to the Joliet Housing Authority to help shelter 50 residents with disabilities. TheHerald-News.com
CAIRO — The Illinois Labor Relations Board voted last week to dismiss the unfair labor practice complaint filed against the Alexander County Housing Authority on behalf of local housing authority workers in Cairo. TheSouthernIllinoisan.com
FREEPORT (WREX) — After record flooding last spring, the east side of the city of Freeport is now considered a federal disaster area and the Freeport Housing Authority (FHA) has plans for the buildings it owns on the floodway. WREX.com
DANVILLE – The Central Illinois Land Bank Authority board of directors approved hiring a full-time executive director. The board at its Thursday meeting approved Michael Davis as director. Davis was chosen from about 10 candidates who were narrowed down for interviews. Commercial-News.com
The Housing Authority of Champaign County is temporarily freezing eviction actions for the cold-weather months, effective immediately. The moratorium will be effective through March 1, 2020, on enforcements of all non-violent and non-criminal-activity-related evictions from properties owned or managed by the housing authority. News-Gazette.com
SOUTH BEND —The South Bend Housing Authority is cutting its $4.5 million budget by almost $400,000 by bringing some contract work in-house and reducing other expenses in an effort to avoid a deficit. The move comes amid new leadership at the agency and in the wake of an FBI raid earlier this year. SouthbendTribune.com
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