News WGN9 – Chicago’s comprehensive push to address homelessness prevents pandemic crisis seen in other major cities By Mike Lowe August 16, 2022 CHICAGO — From Los Angeles to New York, homelessness is reaching crisis levels…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 16, 2022
News South Side Weekly-City Struggles with Low Attendance and Protest at Budget Forums By Grant Schwab August 15, 2022 Over the last two weekends of July, the City held…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 15, 2022
News Chicago Tribune-Chicago preps for 105-degree ‘feels-like’ temp as heat wave looms By Jake Sheridan June 13, 2022 Chicago authorities are opening cooling centers and pointing residents toward…Vanessa AlvarezJune 26, 2022
News WTTW – Advocates Say Lightfoot is Failing to Address Homelessness in Chicago While Pushing for Permanent Funding Source By Kristen Thometz June 22, 2022 The Bring Chicago Home Coalition is calling on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to…Vanessa AlvarezJune 26, 2022
News Cooling Centers Close Too Early Amid Dangerous Heat, Putting Residents — Especially Those Who Are Homeless — At Risk, Some Say By Mack Liederman June 15, 2022 CHICAGO — Advocates for people experiencing homelessness are calling on…Vanessa AlvarezJune 15, 2022
News Crains: The mansion tax proposal is back, and it’s less hated than it used to be By DENNIS RODKIN April 11, 2022 A revived effort to make buyers of high-end homes pay…Vanessa AlvarezApril 11, 2022
News Austin Weekly News: West Side alderpeople split over homelessness resolution By Igor Studenkov April 8, 2021 Two West Side alderpeople took very different positions on a…Vanessa AlvarezApril 8, 2022
News Block Club: West Side Health Centers, Shelters Push For City Law To Devote More Money For Homelessness Prevention By Pascal Sabino April 7, 2021 EAST GARFIELD PARK — Shelters, medical providers and social…Vanessa AlvarezApril 7, 2022
News Newcity: Today In The Culture, March 29, 2022: Designing DuSable Park | Giuseppe Tentori Sandwiches | “Of Mice and Men” Ballet By RAY PRIDE March 29, 2022 “The Chicago Park District selected Carol Ross Barney and…Vanessa AlvarezMarch 29, 2022
News Block Club: City Should Boost Spending On Homeless Services By Raising Taxes On The Priciest Property Sales, ‘Bring Chicago Home’ Organizers Say By Maxwell Evans Mar. 25, 2021 HYDE PARK — Diavionne “China” Brown, tired of being…Vanessa AlvarezMarch 25, 2022