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Wage gap puts housing out of reach for many Illinois residents: Kendall County Chronicle, 6/10/16
Affordable housing out of reach for many in Illinois: Chicago Citizen, 6/7/16
Illinois Renters Must Earn Nearly $20 An Hour To Afford A Modest Two-Bedroom Apartment, Report Finds: Progress Illinois, 5/25/16
New Report by Chicago Urban League Highlights Housing Segregation: Chicago Examiner, 4/21/16
Judge Orders Compensation For Elderly Black Victims Of Reverse Mortgage Scam: Chicago Reporter, 01/28/16
ISU Grad Student Helps Others Find Affordable Housing: ISU News, 01/25/16
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Housing Action Illinois Awarded $307,000 in HUD Housing Counseling Funds: 12 Illinois and Indiana Agencies Will Receive Sub-Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2015 CONTACT: David Young, Director of Technical Assistance, Housing Action Illinois, at 312-939-6074 ext. 202 or david@housingactionil.org Housing Action Illinois received $307,000 to channel resources to 12 housing counseling agencies...
Available VISTA Positions
We still have VISTA positions open at the following locations! HOPE Fair Housing Center (West Chicago) Housing Authority of Cook County (Chicago Heights) Champaign County Regional Planning Commission (Champaign) DuPage Homeownership Center (Wheaton) Access Living...
Oppose Proposed Federal Housing Budget Bill: Contact Your Representative Today
On May 13, the House Committee on Appropriations passed its FY16 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) bill, H.R. 2577, by a party line vote. The full House will now consider this federal budget bill. It is critical that advocates...
Reverse Mortgage Consumer Protections Legislation Passes General Assembly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2015 CONTACT: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois, 312-282-3959 (cell) or bob@housingactionil.org or Maura Possley, Press Secretary, Illinois Attorney General, 312-914-2039 (cell) or mpossley@atg.state.il.us State...
2015 General Assembly Session Update
General Assembly Leaves Next Year's Budget Half Complete On partisan votes, with only Democrats voting yes and all Republicans voting no, the General Assembly passed a $36 billion “spending plan” for fiscal year 2016. No “revenue plan” was passed, leaving the budget...
Illinois House Hearing on Homeownership
On May 20, the Illinois House Economic Development & Housing Committee, chaired by State Representative Marcus Evans, held a hearing titled Single Family Homeownership – Affordability, Stability and Economic Impact. Bob Palmer, Policy Director for Housing Action...
Despite Renters in Illinois Needing to Earn $18.78 Per Hour in Order to Afford a Basic Two-Bedroom Apartment, House Budget Defunds National Housing Trust Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. CT CONTACT: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois, 312-282-3959 (cell) or bob@housingactionil.org Renters in Illinois need to earn $18.78 per hour in order to afford a basic two-bedroom apartment,...
2015-2016 VISTA Positions Available
Housing Action Illinois's VISTA program provides Illinois Housing agencies with AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers to help build capacity and eliminate poverty. AmeriCorps VISTA is the nationwide, domestic version of the Peace Corps. To qualify for AmeriCorps VISTA, you...
RBC State Budget Day of Action: Choose Revenue. Avoid Cuts.
Governor Rauner’s proposed budget would devastate our families and communities. But lawmakers and the governor don’t have to make those cuts—they have a choice. Instead of painful cuts to vital programs for our children, families and communities, lawmakers and the...
May 5 Forum on the New Chicago Bungalow: Presentations Posted
The New Chicago Bungalow: A Flexible, Affordable and Sustainable Archetype for 21st Century Chicago Tuesday, May 5 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wells Fargo Learning & Event Center 10 S. Wacker Drive, 14th Floor, Chicago A community development panel discussion...
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