SPRINGFIELD — Lack of affordable housing impacts many facets of family life — access to education and health care, for example — for Illinoisans throughout the state, Sen….
Legislation is pending in the Illinois Senate that would provide property tax incentives for creating “affordable” rental units. Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) has…
SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers and advocates praised Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker for allocating funds for affordable housing in his proposed capital plan, but said May 21 his proposal…
A little over two years ago, Susan Anderson, of Rogers Park, was looking for an apartment in the suburbs. She wasn’t particularly picky — she just wanted a quieter, suburban community…
State senators are traveling Illinois to get input on possibly lifting the state’s’ ban on rent control. Illinois is one of 35 states with a rent-control ban. State Sen. Mattie…
SPRINGFIELD — Members of a liberal House caucus urged action on a bill that would rewrite Illinois’ abortion law before session is scheduled to conclude May 31. The appeal for advancement…
SPRINGFIELD — A bill that would give local governments authority to enact rent control laws stalled in a House subcommittee Wednesday, possibly killing the proposal for the 2019 session….
On March 28, the City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development quietly launched a program designed to keep at least some apartments affordable in neighborhoods where gentrification…
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Man charged in Chicago officer’s ...A Freeport man is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Pritzker defends Illinois’ immigration lawsGov. J.B. Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ ...
Chicago woman charged with killing ...A Chicago woman is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
