City Hall filed more than 200 lawsuits this year against landlords for inadequate heat. Dozens of those cases involve buildings subsidized through the Chicago Housing Authority.
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Cashing In On The CHA
Sun-Times/BGA report finds that, since the CHA started razing high-rises, providing housing for the poor has become a growth industry for private landlords.
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Comfortable Apartment, But ‘Neighborhood Is Trouble’
Living in North Lawndale on Chicago’s West Side, a Section 8 voucher recipient looks to get out of the area.
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Illinois Pols Forge Cuba Connection
As U.S. lifts sanctions, downstate lawmakers tout state’s agribusiness, commerce opportunities with island and envision a new export boom.
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Mitsubishi Exits, What’s Illinois’ Next Move?
A public-private task force seeks a new buyer or tenant for the automaker’s mammoth plant. But government may be reluctant to sweeten a deal with tax credits or other incentives, a Rescuing Illinois report finds.
