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Report challenges tie between housing vouchers, crime: Chicago Tribune
April 3, 2013 – 12:53 pm | No Comment
Report challenges tie between housing vouchers, crime:  Chicago Tribune

 
Renters’ use of housing choice vouchers, more commonly known as Section 8 vouchers, long has worried communities that the arrival of voucher-holding tenants in a neighborhood will lead to crime and, eventually, lower property values.
That’s …

Clergy Support Source of Income Campaign
January 22, 2013 – 12:08 pm | No Comment
Clergy Support Source of Income Campaign

MTO, Access Living and Progress Center Illinois held a Prayer Breakfast regarding the Source of Income amendment on January 15,  2013 at Pearl’s Place in Chicago.  Over forty pastors and community leaders from across the …

Renters Protest Oak Park’s Largest Landlord
December 14, 2012 – 11:28 am | One Comment
Renters Protest Oak Park’s Largest Landlord

On Thursday, December 13, 2012, more than 40 tenants and advocates from across Cook County picketed Oak Park Apartments’ headquarters on Chicago Avenue to protest the company’s refusal to accept Housing Choice Vouchers.  While it …

“No 8s: Should Cook County outlaw discrimination against Section 8 Voucher Holders?” Chicago Muckrakers article
October 4, 2012 – 8:32 am | No Comment
“No 8s: Should Cook County outlaw discrimination against Section 8 Voucher Holders?” Chicago Muckrakers article

Gale Riley had lived at 927 S. Wesley Ave. in Oak Park for three years when the new management company sent her a notice saying her lease wouldn’t be renewed.
Riley checked with other tenants in …

Tenants Lead the Fight Against Discrimination
October 3, 2012 – 11:31 am | No Comment
Tenants Lead the Fight Against Discrimination

Low-income tenants throughout the city are fighting to end discrimination against voucher holders in suburban Cook County.  One tenant leader, Mr. Green wages an inspiring daily campaign from his wheelchair.  Mr. Green has lived at …

Get the Facts: Section 8 Protections Fact Sheets
September 7, 2012 – 11:13 am | No Comment
Get the Facts:  Section 8 Protections Fact Sheets

Proposal to Amend the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance:
Preventing Source of Income Discrimination
The Problem:
• The Cook County Human Rights Ordinance (CCHRO) currently protects individuals from discrimination on the basis of a person’s source of income …

It’s Wrong, It’s Discrimination; Click to Sign the Petition!
August 16, 2012 – 10:38 am | 3 Comments
It’s Wrong, It’s Discrimination; Click to Sign the Petition!

Click to Sign!
Discrimination against housing voucher holders is wrong – just like any other form of discrimination. Please take a minute to sign our petition, and then call your commissioner to say: “I …

President’s 2013 Proposed Budget Increases Rent for HUD-assisted Families
April 2, 2012 – 11:13 am | One Comment
President’s 2013 Proposed Budget Increases Rent for HUD-assisted Families

“Obama’s proposed hike to minimum rent for HUD-assisted families could put poorest in the street”
 
By YanaKunichoff – March 27 2012 - Community Renewal Society
 
A proposal in the 2013 presidential budget to raise the minimum rent in public housing could put …

Source of Income Protection for Section 8 Voucher Holders
September 29, 2011 – 8:00 am | 4 Comments

The Cook County Human Rights Ordinance protects individuals from discrimination based on their income (such as child support, social security) however, it specifically does not include protections for people with Section 8 housing vouchers.
With the …

Affordable Housing Lottery: Apply Now
June 16, 2010 – 12:59 pm | No Comment
Affordable Housing Lottery: Apply Now

The Chicago Housing Authority is accepting applications for tenants who are in need of affordable housing.
Applications will be accepted from June 14, 2010 to July 9, 2010.  Of all applications received, CHA will randomly pull …