News Crain’s: Effort to raise tax on high-end property sales will go to Chicago voters By Justin Laurence (Crain's), November 7, 2023 After another chaotic day at City Hall, the Chicago…Vanessa AlvarezNovember 7, 2023
News WTTW – New Reports Examine the Housing-First Approach to Addressing Homelessness By Blair Paddock , October 17, 2023 The number is tens of thousands of people higher than…Vanessa AlvarezOctober 18, 2023
News WTTW- Proposal to Hike Taxes on Sales of Million-Dollar Homes to Fight Homelessness Clears Key Hurdle An August report from the Chicago Coalition of the Homeless, a member of the coalition…Vanessa AlvarezOctober 17, 2023
News Chicago Sun Times – Mayor Brandon Johnson creates post for city’s first chief homelessness officer By Emmanuel Camarillo, October 3, 2023 Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday signed an executive order creating…Vanessa AlvarezOctober 3, 2023
News Crains – Opinion: Renters don’t trust what our landlords say about housing affordability and Bring Chicago Home By Anthony J. Perkins, October 3, 2023 During the 2023 mayoral runoff, a picture went viral…Vanessa AlvarezOctober 3, 2023
News The Tribe – The Lyte Collective takes a comprehensive approach to supporting unhoused youth By Danielle Sanders, September 21, 2023 The Lyte Collective is a community rooted in their love…Vanessa AlvarezSeptember 20, 2023
News WBEZ – How Thursday’s Chicago City Council was a big moment for progressives By Mariah Woelfel, Tessa Weinberg, September 14, 2023 Organizers in black shirts with the yellow slogan “Bring…Vanessa AlvarezSeptember 14, 2023
News Chicago Tribune – Mayor Brandon Johnson-backed plan to fight Chicago homelessness by hiking taxes on high-end property sales takes a step forward By Alice Yin and Lizzie Kane, September 14, 2023 Chicago Coalition for the Homeless has counted 68,440…Vanessa AlvarezSeptember 14, 2023
News Chicago Sun Times – Nearly 65% of homeless population in Chicago lives in doubled-up, temporary housing By Elvia Malagón, September 13, 2023 For about six months, Electa Bey lived with relatives as…Vanessa AlvarezSeptember 13, 2023
News WBEZ Chicago – Here’s what we know about Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to set up migrant ‘base camps’ By Mariah Woelfel, Tessa Weinberg, September 14, 2023 In a statement Tuesday afternoon, the Chicago Coalition…Vanessa AlvarezSeptember 12, 2023