Three of the four candidates on the shortlist for the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO are outsiders who currently run other city housing authorities, according to a list from the mayor's office.
A proposal to require drug testing for people 18 and older who live in or apply for housing with the Chicago Housing Authority is being pushed by CEO Lewis Jordan. A positive drug test could be grounds for eviction, but residents and housing advocates say it would be a "double standard on the poor."
Marvin Edwards, a long-time Cabrini-Green tenant and community leader, pulled up on West Scott Street at little after 7 a.m. today to watch as a wrecking crew started taking down the last of the public housing development's high-rises. Edwards didn't live in 1230 N. Burling, the building being demolished, but he had a lot of memories of the structure, both good and tragic. There was the time in the early 1980s when his sister, a musician, was practicing with a band called the Electric Force in 1230 N. Burling. During the session, a gang member shot the band's drummer, he said, mistaking him for someone else. Still, for Edwards, the swing of the wrecking ball this morning marked a bittersweet moment. "This is home. To see the final building about to come down brings tears to your eyes," Edwards said. "This was home to so many people."
Residents of two Chicago public housing complexes -- Cabrini-Green and Lathrop Homes and -- aren't leaving without a fight. In front of a room full of tenants and advocates, the
Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) tabled a recommendation to transfer land within or
near a part of the Cabrini-Green public housing site to the Target
Corporation. The group also fought the consolidation of the Lathrop Homes, stating that CHA should re-open leasing to fill the North
Side housing complex’s 800 vacant units and stop forcing families out
until their plans are complete. Read more »
Marvin Edwards, a long-time Cabrini-Green tenant and community leader, pulled up on West Scott Street at little after 7 a.m. today to watch as a wrecking crew started taking down the last of the public housing development's high-rises. Edwards didn't live in 1230 N. Burling, the building being demolished, but he had a lot of memories of the structure, both good and tragic. There was the time in the early 1980s when his sister, a musician, was practicing with a band called the Electric Force in 1230 N. Burling. During the session, a gang member shot the band's drummer, he said, mistaking him for someone else. Still, for Edwards, the swing of the wrecking ball this morning marked a bittersweet moment. "This is home. To see the final building about to come down brings tears to your eyes," Edwards said. "This was home to so many people."
Residents of two Chicago public housing complexes -- 