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CHA, HUD pen agreement on program
The Chicago Housing Authority has entered into an agreement with the federal government that aims to provide more jobs and contracts to public housing and low-income residents.The program, known as...
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Report: CHA plan has improved residents’ lives
For residents who moved out of Chicago’s notorious public housing high rises in the last decade, life has improved. But many children in these families suffer from low school performance and growing up...
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CHA reveals next phase of massive public housing redevelopment
In 1994, Chicago public housing high rises failed federal government standards. The massive cinder block buildings had become as recognizable as the city’s skyline. They were also viewed as a symbol of...
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Reporter's Notebook: Life in public housing vs. the fanciest downtown apartment
Curious City is a news-gathering experiment designed to satisfy the public's curiosity. People submit questions, vote for their favorites, and WBEZ reports out the winning questions in real time on...
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Public housing or downtown luxury: How home shapes Chicagoans' lives, Part 1
Chicago is no doubt a city of stark economic differences, a fact that prompted Heather Radke to ask this question:What's it like to live in public housing versus the fanciest apartment downtown?"The...
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A Chicago community puts mixed-income housing to the test
Right next to the Chicago River on the city's North Side, Lathrop Homes, with its black, white and Latino residents, is considered the city's most diverse public housing.It's also on the National...
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Federal government wants to ban smoking in public housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it wants to ban smoking in public housing across the country, including in people’s apartments. If adopted, the new rule would...
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Government Proposing Smoking Ban in Public Housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a smoking ban in the one-point-two million units of public housing it oversees. But this isn't just a ban on smoking in public areas. It...
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When MLK Moved to Chicago
January 26th was the 50th anniversary of the day the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. established residency in Chicago. Joining us first is author Mary Lou Finley who was with the civil rights leader...
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A Conversation About 'Integrating the Inner City'
WBEZ’s Natalie Moore moderated a conversation with scholars Robert Chaskin and Mark Joseph about their new book on the Chicago Housing Authority -- “Integrating the Inner City: The Promise and Perils...
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