Eugene Jones, the CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority, tendered his resignation to Mayor Lori Lightfoot today, effective Sept. 27. “I want to thank her for the opportunity to stay on and serve CHA’s residents and to be a part of the larger efforts to help build and strengthen our neighborhoods,” Jones said in a […]
Two Southern Illinois housing authorities will receive nearly $2 million to identify and address lead-based paint hazards in decades-old apartment complexes. TheSouthern.com
The open spaces where Fair Oaks residential structures once stood already help the public housing complex seem more open between buildings. The city is in the process of removing the debris from buildings three and four this week. On Tuesday, workers were loading out debris from the third building. The city has the demolition of […]
Applications for the new Bristol Place homes are more than just filled up. The Champaign County Housing Authority said they’ve received 900 applications for 90 homes. FoxIllinois.com
The city of Waukegan will help finance a complete overhaul of the Barwell Manor Homes public housing complexes on the city’s south side, the council decided Monday evening. ChicagoTribune.com
DANVILLE — It’s a demolition site now. But Verity Shepard can already picture a green space at the south end of Fair Oaks, where one of the original apartment buildings in the public housing complex is being razed. News-Gazette.com
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development does not have any direct authority to collect the $500,000 that former Alexander County Housing Authority Executive Director James Wilson agreed to pay for misusing federal funds, according to a senior agency official. TheSouthern.com
RAD transitions public housing to Section 8 housing. Per HUD rules, units move to Section 8 under a long-term contract that must be renewed. Residents continue to pay 30 percent of their income for housing. HUD said converting public housing units to Section 8 allows agencies to leverage private capital to make building improvements. PeoriaPublicRadio.org
The Housing Authority of Champaign County is calling on the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed rule that could render homeless thousands of immigrant families currently living in public housing. News-Gazette.com
The House of Representatives [June 24 2019] unanimously approved an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost expressing Congress’s will that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) fully implement changes recommended by its Office of Inspector General for Cairo’s public housing system. Recommended reforms include stronger enforcement for uncooperative housing agencies, improved communication […]
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