Three undergraduate students at the University of Chicago won a new housing challenge for proposing a citywide vacancy tax.

The program aimed at turning vacant city land into housing for working middle-class families recently expanded to include ...

Elizabeth Poole and her new team will begin their work by focusing on lead-based paint hazards as they build out the new ...

West Humboldt Park in Chicago begins a new mixed-use development focused on affordable housing and sustainability.

CHA is selling land to a private developer to construct 23 townhomes, at least four of which will be considered affordable, ...

National Museum of Public Housing leaders hope visitors see there’s more to life in public housing than what's on the news.

Members of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration say they are making progress with efforts to streamline government processes. Critics of the administration don't agree. The mayor marked one ...

Chicago’s neighborhoods have their own distinct charm and lively spirit, but most of them are barely able to keep their ...

Chicago estimated 18,836 people experienced ... The new proposals would expand those support roles, create affordable housing initiatives on vacant city lots and district property and offer ...

In the last remaining building of the Jane Addams Homes, a small museum fights to preserve not just artifacts but dignity and ...

The City of Chicago recently settled a lawsuit for over $800,000, but the total taxpayer money spent is closer to $2 million.