WSIL — Members of the Alexander County Housing Authority Board have approved a new director, after weeks of controversy over the hiring process. Sesser mayor Jason Ashmore will head the department, and keep his job as mayor. Many families who receive housing aid are unhappy with the decision and want Ashmore to step down. www.wsiltv.com
DANVILLE — Next week, Danville Housing Authority commissioners will begin sifting through applications from those wanting to be the agency’s next executive director. The News-Gazette
CAIRO – The federal government has rejected Alexander County Housing Authority board’s recommendation to hire Sesser Mayor Jason Ashmore as its new executive director. The Southern Illinoisan.com
Public housing tenants in Baltimore who alleged they were sexually harassed and abused by maintenance workers will share up to $8 million in a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that exposed poor living conditions in the subsidized complexes. The Baltimore Sun.com
A Maryland couple who failed to disclose that they owned federally subsidized rental properties, even as one of them held a county job related to public housing, was ordered to pay more than $300,000 after they were convicted of fraud in federal court. The Washington Post.com
Freeport Housing Authority CEO Larry Williams has worked since 2009 to create a safe and positive environment at the FHA’s properties. To do that requires a multifaceted approach. Journal Standard.com
Peoria — The Peoria Housing Authority named an official from HUD’s Detroit office as its next CEO. Paul E. Bollinger’s contract was unanimously approved Monday evening by the PHA board. He is expected to be on hand at the PHA administration building Tuesday, when he will be introduced to the media ahead of a Jan. […]
Housing choice voucher program participants often have a hard time finding housing that will accept their vouchers. Also known as Section 8, the program helps low-income families and individuals pay for housing in the private market, giving them more choice and opportunity in life. Newsworks.com
GALESBURG — The Knox County Housing Authority now has a strengthened policy in place to handle pest control, following a bedbug incident in September 2014. The new lease addendum requires new tenants to disclose if they were aware of an infestation in their previous dwelling when they sign their leases. If bedbugs are found, […]
Lake County Housing Authority’s five-month-old court battle to overturn a decision rejecting its plan to move chronically homeless people with mental illness into a building near Lake Zurich is at a temporary standstill over a technical dispute involving residents who fought the idea. Daily Herald.com
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