News Tribune: Illinois should protect tenants, property owners from harms of ‘crime-free’ housing laws By Jenna Prochaska, February 23, 2024 After examining the serious harms and civil rights threats posed by…Vanessa AlvarezFebruary 23, 2024
News WTTW: With Ballot Decision Looming, Chicago Homeless Advocates Push for Support and Funding By Andrea Guthmann, February 19, 2024 The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless estimates more than…Vanessa AlvarezFebruary 19, 2024
News WGN: More on the Bring Chicago Home referendum On March 15, Chicago voters will have their say on a referendum that would raise…Vanessa AlvarezFebruary 13, 2024
News Sun-Times: Get facts straight on Bring Chicago Home real estate transfer tax referendum By Joshua Wilmoth, Feb 7, 2024 As a resident of Chicago, and as the president…Vanessa AlvarezFebruary 7, 2024
BlogEvents CCH honors community members who made our 2023 victories possible More than 100 community leaders, elected officials, and coalition members gathered at Grace Episcopal Church…ErinSindewaldJanuary 30, 2024
News WTTW: Volunteers, Faith Leaders Working to Help Unhoused Chicagoans Amid Freezing Temperatures By Emily Soto (WTTW), January 17, 2024 Most of us can avoid Chicago’s frigid temperatures…Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 17, 2024
News Block Club: Bring Chicago Home Advocates Say ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuit Won’t Block Ballot Question By Alex V. Hernandez, Block Club Chicago A lawsuit trying to block the city from…Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 12, 2024
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
News WGN: Report Shows Homelessness Reaches a Record Level CCH's Executive Director Doug Schenkelberg talks to WGN-9 about reasons homelessness is up to record…Vanessa AlvarezDecember 18, 2023
News Latino News: ‘Doubling Up’ Homelessness: An Invisible Crisis By Jacqueline Cardenas (Latino News), December 15 2023 Over 68,000 Chicagoans are experiencing homelessness, and…Vanessa AlvarezDecember 15, 2023