MOLINE, Illinois – The legalization of marijuana in Illinois in 2020 is putting federally funded public housing authorities in a bind. Currently, it’s against federal and state law to smoke cannabis. But even though marijuana will be legal in the state Jan. 1, people living in local public housing may not be able to light […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Housing Authority of Champaign County approved a program at their meeting Thursday night to help out students. Students in public housing who get accepted to the University of Illinois will be eligible for “student vouchers.” The one requirement is that they must qualify for Illinois Connection, which covers tuition. If […]
Under pressure from tenant advocates, the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority announced Friday that it will not evict any tenants for the rest of the year. Richmond.com
CHAMPAIGN — Following a back-and-forth between Housing Authority of Champaign County CEO David Northern and board members, the board unanimously approved the 2020 Move-to-Work plan pending approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. News-Gazette.com
CHAMPAIGN — A plan to house low-income University of Illinois students in dorms with voucher payments from the Housing Authority of Champaign County is getting some heat from one member of its board. News-Gazette.com
The “high performer” label, issued in late October and covering the fiscal year that ended in March, marks the first time since the fiscal year ending in 2013 the agency wasn’t dinged by HUD in its designation. As recently as last year, HUD labeled the housing authority “troubled” for the year ending in 2017, marking […]
The Knox County Housing Authority has named two new Commissioners to its board, both of them having plenty of experience with community service. Sara Robison, CASA of West Central Illinois’ Executive Director, and Joseph Riley, Vice President with Community State Bank join the group of seven that oversees public housing in Knox County. WGIL.com
Three major housing projects were opened Thursday in Greene and Morgan counties by the county housing authorities and Windsor Homes, providing nearly 80 new units at the three locations combined. In Morgan County, the Morgan County Housing Authority and Windsor Homes officially opened Prairie Estates, a 23-unit community on Tendick Street that will provide low-income […]
For many convicted felons, part of what happens after prison is being homeless, and that needs to change, according to speakers at an affordable-housing discussion Friday in Champaign. News-Gazette.com
The DeKalb County Housing Authority announced it will close its waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as Section 8, on October 31 at 8:00 a.m. for an indefinite period of time. That’s according to a press release from the organization. Northern Public Radio.org
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