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Registration for the 2008 Community Development and Empowerment Series is open.
Led by a diverse team of senior community development practitioners, the Empowerment Series exposes participants to the entire process of affordable housing development--from the nuts and bolts of community planning, financing, development, and to tenant and asset management.
Evergreen Terrace Apartments Residents Fight for Their Homes
Download press release about a lawsuit filed by residents of Evergreen Terrace Apartments in Joliet, Ill. and related news coverage.
Recent Housing Prices and Affordability
Download analysis of home affordability from recent home sales price data released by Chicago Magazine
Foreclosures in Chicago
Read CRN's letter to Senator Durbin concerning the Federal response to the foreclosure crisis
CRN Comments on Chicago Housing Authority's FY2008 Plan
Read CRN's position and comments on the progress of the Plan for Transformation and the future of Lathrop Homes
CRN's Analysis of DOH Quarterly Progress Report - 3rd Quarter 2007
Now Available!
Keeping housing affordable: Chicago Rehab Network training focuses on housing preservation, good ownership and active residents
Effective partnerships between owners, managers and residents of subsidized housing will be the focus of an Oct. 30 day-long training convened by the Chicago Rehab Network. Participants will include federal housing officials and owners and management companies that receive federal money to keep apartments affordable.
Funding shortfall threatens 50,000 Project-Based Section 8 Apartments
Congress is poised to pass an appropriations bill with a project-based Section 8 funding shortfall of $2.5 billion. If full funding is not provided, HUD will be unable to guarantee a full year of payments to Section 8 property owners. Without such a guarantee, thousands of property owners who can economically leave the Section 8 program will do so at the first opportunity, leaving working families and seniors facing substantially higher rents or displacement.
Financial Help for Window Replacement, Lead Abatement and Weatherization
Lead dust from windows is a main source of lead poisoning that is especially hazardous to young children. Chicago’s lead ordinance prohibits lead hazards in all residential property. A new city-sponsored program helps landlords avoid violations and improve energy efficiency at reduced cost.
Read the Chicago Rehab Network's Commentary On Proposed Funding Priorities for the Illinois Housing Development Authority's Qualified Allocation Plan.
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Tracking the ARO
The passage of the amendments to the Affordable Requirements Ordinance means that there are new rules that would trigger affordability requirements in all projects receiving city assistance including land, financing, and certain zoning changes.
In an effort to ensure transparency and proper application of the new provisions on all eligible developments, CRN has launched ARO Watch to keep track of residential projects in which the ARO may apply.
Click here for more information.
CRN's Analysis of DOH Quarterly Progress Report - 1st Quarter 2007
Now Available!
Cook County Preservation Rental Alliance Materials & Handouts
City of Chicago Housing Fact Sheet Housing Cost Burden
In Chicago, 41% of home owners and 46% of renters are spending more than one-third of their income on housing...
CRN’s Analysis of the DOH Quarterly Report - 4th Quarter 2006
Now available!
2007 CRN Policy Platform - Chicago
The Chicago Rehab Network’s Policy Platform calls for recognizing affordable housing as a fundamental priority for Chicago’s economic growth.....
Struggling homeowners, renters, loss of units make housing affordability major 2007 election issue, says new Chicago Rehab Network analysis....
Mayor proposes changes to Affordable Requirements Ordinance
Mayor proposes changes to Affordable Requirements Ordinance
Advocacy Alert: Our Position on New CHA Policy
CRN Analysis of City Housing Spending in 3rd Quarter
Read about CRN’s position on the Concrete Block Ban...
Chicago Rehab Network receives major MacArthur Foundation grant
When the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation decided to honor nine organizations with its new "Creative and Effective Institutions" awards, only two U.S.-based groups were chosen. The Chicago Rehab Network was one of those groups.
The awards were announced Aug. 24 in Chicago. The foundation stated that nominations were not sought or accepted for the awards. "To qualify, organizations must demonstrate exceptional creativity and effectiveness; have reached a critical or strategic point in their development; have budgets of less than $2.5 million a year; show strong leadership and stable financial management; and have previously received MacArthur Foundation support, so that further legal review is not required," said the foundation. Each organization will receive up to $500,000.
The award winners will be honored at an Oct. 5 ceremony in Chicago that will coincide with a series of seminars that will allow recipients to share some lessons with other non-profits.
"We are proud to have been chosen by the MacArthur Foundation and we feel this investment shows the importance of our work. The funds given by the MacArthur Foundation will help us provide for the long-term stability of the Chicago Rehab Network. That means our ability to partner with and serve community development corporations and others is greatly enhanced. We love the work that we do and this contribution will help us to do it better," said Kevin Jackson, executive director of the Chicago Rehab Network.
CRN’s Analysis of the City’s Housing Commitment:
Southside Preservation Summit
CRN’s 2006 City of Chicago Budget Recommendations
A Brief Budget Commentary on Affordable Housing
CRN’s 1st Quarter DOH Analysis is now available!
Kevin Jackson, executive director of CRN
wins LaSalle Bank’s Tom Gobby Award for Outstanding Leadership in Community Development. Kevin's acceptance speech highlighted the hypocrisy of government policies in contrast to the shared learning of CRN members in neighborhoods throughout Chicago about how to build community.
Building a Foundation for Affordable Housing: The Chicago Rehab Network Looks back on 25 years.
The MIT Center for Real Estate issues a report on the Effects of Mixed-Income, Multi-Family Rental Housing Developments on Single-Family Housing Values. It concludes that multifamily rental housing DOES NOT have a negative impact on the property values of single family housing!
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