The state of Illinois has the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act, which requires municipalities with under 10% affordable housing to create a plan to increase that percentage.

One of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s signature projects is an ambitious plan to spend $1.25 billion over five years to build ...

Even as migrants find permanent housing, the city's problem persists with its lack of adequate affordable options and ...

The developer wants to build a 31-story multifamily tower, which would be the Chicago suburb’s tallest building.

The state of Illinois saw a 116% increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in early 2024, with most of that ...

The Chicago suburb wants to restrict multifamily development in single-family zones and increase affordable housing ...

Expansions in the millions of dollars for high schools and a middle school, the approval of plans to develop hundreds of apartments, plans for a $100 million redevelopment of Westfield Old Orchard and ...

The year’s most powerful examples of placemaking, power-building, anti-displacement and other urban arts and culture ...

The program launched in early 2024 with enough pandemic relief funding to offer recruits — some of them in their 60s and 70s ...

Under the viaduct at the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Howard Street station, where Evanston and Chicago intersect like ...