CHA News

Registration for Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA) 18th annual Operation Warm Coat Distribution and Resource Fair is open. It is available to eligible families living in public housing and participants of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program with children roughly 14 years and younger.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Chicago Housing Consulting Services, Inc. NFP Board of Directors will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, September 23, 2025, at 1:00 PM at the Chicago Housing Authority Corporate Offices, 60 East Van Buren, Room 1038, Chicago, Illinois.

Effective immediately, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners has appointed Matthew Brewer to serve as the agency’s Operating Chairman until a Chief Executive Officer is approved by the Board. Brewer has been a Commissioner on CHA’s Board since 2013. He was named Vice Chairman in November 2021 and has been acting as Interim Chairman since October 31, 2024.

Nearly 70 schools locally and from across the country were represented Tuesday at the Chicago Housing Authority’s Take Flight College Send-Off. It was the largest turnout in the event’s 15-year history, with 210 incoming freshmen being provided a fond farewell at Malcolm X College days before leaving for college.

Ranye Holmes and his mother Winter Morris have been a formidable team. Now he’s on the brink of realizing his dream.

“My Mom had me pretty young. She raised me – but we kind of raised each other,” Ranye said. “We’ve been through it all, from shelters and everything – just getting through life together.”

Evrod Cassimy is an Emmy-nominated news anchor for NBC-Chicago and a noted philanthropist. But did you know that he is also a talented singer/songwriter and has been a huge supporter of CHA’s Springboard to Success program for the last several years?

For 15 years, industry professionals and partner organizations have gathered for education and networking with the goal of improving their businesses and supporting affordable housing opportunities throughout all of Chicago's 77 communities. 

CHA seniors from Minnie Riperton Apartments enjoyed a memorable field trip to the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM), where history came alive through stories, exhibits, and the voices of passion

CHA recently issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on Aug. 29 to select an experienced, qualified co-development partner for a comprehensive rehabilitation of Loomis Courts, a 125-unit, two-building affordable housing community on the Near West Side.