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
The Vancouver Housing Authority will set aside nearly $500,000 in a settlement fund that may be used to compensate as many as 900 tenants who paid too much in rent between April 2004 and April 2011. ColumbianNews.com
The Illinois State Police Department is looking into whether a shooting at the Deshields Housing Complex in East St. Louis was justified. fox2now.com
The Illinois State Police is looking into whether or not a security guard at an apartment complex was justified in shooting an East St. Louis man Saturday. kmov.com
ROCKFORD — Alan Zais, executive director for the Winnebago and Boone County housing authorities, and Ron Clewer, CEO of the Rockford Housing Authority, recently were elected to new positions in the North Central Regional Chapter of the National Association for Housing and Redevelopment Officials. rrstar.com
WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) is continuing its Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and taking applications until funding runs out or May 29, whichever comes first. Northwest Herald
Larry Williams, CEO of the Housing Authority of the City of Freeport, was elected senior vice president of the North Central Regional Council of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Journal Standard.com
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