2024 Media Placements

Chicago program merging migrant, homeless services starts in new year, News Nation, 12/31/24

Human Right: Five Funders Backing Housing Justice, Inside Philanthropy, 12/13/24

Q&A: HUD official on preparing the next generation of homeowners, WGLT, 10/18/24

Minimum wage workers in Illinois need 2 full-time jobs to make rent, housing report finds, Belleville News-Democrat, 8/14/24

Chicago, Illinois Advocates Hope Impact of Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Muted Locally, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight, 7/1/24

State adds two migrant shelters months before DNC, causing objections from lawmakers, Chicago Tribune, 6/28/24

Illinois Legislature Provides A Roadmap For Progress With Its State-Level Community Reinvestment Act, NCRC, 6/17/24

Illinois made a bold promise to end poverty. In Alexander County, it’s hard to tell., Northern Public Radio, 6/11/24

After 3 years, state poised to enforce law aiming to end lending discrimination, Capitol News Illinois, 4/30/24

Congresswoman Ramirez, Housing Leaders Unveil the Future of Housing: Bold, Progressive, Affordable, Sustainable, Press Release, 4/26/24

Illinois Community Reinvestment Act, The Woodstock Report on WVON1690 AM, 4/24/24

Over 100 groups demand action: United call for vote count in Bring Chicago Home case, Chicago Crusader, 3/2/24

It’s getting harder for towns to ignore their lack of affordable housing, Crain’s Chicago Business, 2/26/24

Op-ed: Illinois should protect tenants, property owners from harms of ‘crime-free’ housing laws, Chicago Tribune, 2/23/24

One of Chicago’s toughest problems is creating homes for the unhoused, Chicago Sun-Times, 2/15/24

Proposal in Springfield seeks to stop evictions spurred by police calls, Chicago Sun-Times, 2/9/24

What’s the best way to count Chicago’s homeless population?, WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons, 1/29/24

Aurora group seeks to support migrants as they discuss ongoing challenges in the city, Nothern Public Radio, 1/24/24

2023 Media Placements

Rep. Davis joins in introducing bill that helps pay rent, Chicago Crusader 12/26/23

Bring Chicago Home: Guess who’s saying no again, Windy City Times 12/4/23

Task force to recommend property tax payment plan to prevent homeowner displacement, The Crusader, 8/22/23

A Controversial Investment Tool Is Devastating Homeowners, Dwell, 8/21/23

Task Force to Recommend Property Tax Payment Plan to Prevent Homeowner Displacement, The Southland Journal, 8/14/23

Where are most vacant homes in St. Clair County and what can communities do about it?, Belleville News-Democrat, 6/29/23

New report finds that affordable rental housing is nearly out of reach in Illinois, WICS ABC 7, 6/23/23

Illinois to spend over $350 million to address homelessness, The Center Square, 6/20/23

Debt ceiling deal could mean fewer Housing Choice Vouchers to go around, advocate warns, WCBU, 6/20/23

Affordable rental housing is out of reach for millions of low-wage workers, WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons, 6/16/23

Studies show rent prices outpacing wages in Illinois, WMBD, 6/15/23

Can’t afford a 2-bedroom rental in Chicago? There’s a reason why, WGN Radio, 6/14/23

What does it take to afford a 2-bedroom rental in Chicago? New report finds wages still lagging, Chicago Tribune, 6/14/23

Housing associations discuss affordable housing crisis resolutions, WICS ABC 7, 5/17/23

Black families to benefit, eventually, from income discrimination ban in Illinois, News and Tribune, 5/11/23

Heat Exposure Deaths Inspire Proposed Air Conditioning Requirements in Illinois, The Southland Journal, 4/23/23

Cook County’s property tax system needs reform. Here’s how to fix it., Chicago Sun-Times, 4/19/23

Toward Permanent Renter Protections, PD&R Edge, 4/18/23

Where are seniors supposed to live? Daily Journal, 4/15/23

HUD Training Partners in Action: Housing Action Illinois, Housing Counseling Today, 4/13/23

The rent is still too high for many Peorians to afford, WCBU, 3/28/23

Closing the affordable housing gap in Illinois, WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons, 3/23/23

Affordable Rental Housing Crisis in Illinois, WCBU’s On Deck, 3/21/23

Will Community Benefits Extend Past Woodlawn?, South Side Weekly, 3/21/23

Report: Extreme shortage of rental homes in Illinois for low income families, WREX-TV, 3/17/23

Saving Black homes lost to tax inequity: A decades-old practice of selling tax debt is still causing families to lose their homes, The Emancipator (The Boston Globe), 2/22/23

Pritzker proposes $49.6 billion budget prioritizing education, human services, WAND-TV, 2/15/23

Southland legislator says bill would help prevent homeowners losing properties due to back taxes, Daily Southtown, 2/1/2023

Tax Sale Reform Bill addresses longtime displacement of Black and Brown families, Chicago Crusader, 1/25/2023