Housing Archives – South Side Weekly

For Senior Homeowners, Solutions to Expensive Home Repairs Can Be a Lifeline… or Leave Their Families with an Inheritance of Debt

by Laura Stewart, Illinois Answers Project May 27, 2025May 30, 2025

This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project as part of their series Making it in Chicago: Detours and Dead Ends on the Path to Opportunity. aShon Minter Williams is waiting for a letter that could arrive any day now—one that may force her to leave the home her family has owned for […]

What It Looks Like to Fight Back: Inside Chicago’s National Public Housing Museum

by NaBeela Washington May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

Shelter at Heart of Hyde Park Debate Helps Residents Raise Children and Integrate

by Zoe Pharo, Jacqueline Serrato and Hyde Park Herald May 7, 2025May 8, 2025

As Residents Struggle with Property Tax Hikes, Relief is Slow Coming

by Xuandi Wang March 13, 2025March 13, 2025

Hilliard Homes Tenants “Heartbroken” After Fatal Shooting in a Vacant Apartment

by Emeline Posner December 12, 2024December 12, 2024

Thousands of Chicago Tenants Live in Chronically Unsafe Buildings

by Injustice Watch August 29, 2024August 29, 2024

Johnson Administration Breathes New Life into INVEST South/West Developments in Englewood

by Cordell Longstreath August 17, 2024August 29, 2024

Hardworking Cottage

by Nick Merlock Jackson, Matt Bergstrom and Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative August 16, 2024August 16, 2024

Johnson’s Housing Bond Promises to Succeed Where TIFs Fall Short

by Michael Liptrot August 15, 2024August 15, 2024

Chicago Prepares for Possible Migrant Surge Ahead of DNC

by Alma Campos August 15, 2024August 15, 2024