In Illinois, Black residents are eight times more likely to be homeless than white residents.

Using property taxes freed up as tax increment financing districts expire would prevent tax hikes but would limit future ...

A newly formed Skokie sub-committee could assist the village by increasing affordable housing by allowing for more housing ...

Affordability improved ever so slightly this year because wage growth outpaced the growth in monthly housing payments,” said ...

Under the viaduct at the CTA Howard Street station, where Evanston and Chicago intersect like Tetris blocks, a homeless ...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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