News The Daily Line: Housing Industry, policy groups react to appointment of new city housing commissioner By Michael McDevitt (The Daily Line) Doug Schenkelberg, executive director of the Chicago Coalition for…Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 3, 2024
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News Audacy: Chicago voters will decide fate of Brandon Johnson’s tax increase to fight homelessness By Mallory Vor Broker and Mike Krauser (Audacy), November 7, 2023 Chicago City Council approved the “Bring Chicago…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 20, 2023
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News In These Times: How Chicago Took a Major Step Toward Tackling the City’s Housing Crisis By Kari Lydersen (In These Times), November 7, 2023 Each night, over 68,000 people experience homelessness in Chicago, according to…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 20, 2023