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
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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
News Lawrence viaduct tent fire is one more sign Chicago needs to house our homeless By John Greenfield March 23, 2022 The south sidewalk of the Lawrence DLSD viaduct after…Vanessa AlvarezMarch 23, 2022
News WGEM: Illinois lawmakers could boost TANF benefits this year By Mike Miletich March 17, 2022 SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Low-income families in Illinois who receive…Vanessa AlvarezMarch 17, 2022