Public Housing News


Freeport HA CEO Resigns

Larry Williams will work his last day as CEO of the Freeport Housing Authority on Sept. 8.   Williams, 38, announced his resignation to the authority’s board of commissioners in an email today. He has accepted another job in the region, but is not ready to make the information public, he said.  Journal Standard.com

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Fraudulent Activity

Some fraudulent activity the Housing Authority of the City of Danville has seen with its housing choice voucher (Section 8) program is prompting some financial policy changes. According to a memo from HACD executive director Jaclyn Vinson to the HACD board of commissioners, the fraudulent activity was discovered in June.   Commercial-News.com

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No Money for Repairs

THEBES — As the school bus came to a stop on Wednesday afternoon at Mary Alice Meadows, a dozen or so children spilled out. A small girl took off sprinting down the sidewalk, her backpack bouncing along with every stride of her tiny legs. A young boy showed off his athletic skills by leaping over […]

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Aurora HA Spends Thousands on Administrative Office

An office fireplace and luxury patio with a pergola and stone seating were installed at the administration offices for the Aurora Housing Authority, an agency charged with overseeing public housing and federal subsidies for low-income families, according to interviews and documents obtained by the Beacon-News.  Chicago Tribune.com

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Cairo HA Residents’ Lawsuit Settled

CAIRO – Thirty residents of Elmwood and McBride public housing complexes in Cairo and their lawyers are to receive a combined $350,000 under the terms of a settlement agreement between the tenants and their landlord, the Alexander County Housing Authority.  TheSouthern.com

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