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CHA dedicates South Side senior building to current longest-serving Commissioner

June 30, 2022

Dr. Mildred C. Harris hailed as dedicated public servant who champions affordable housing and its residents.

Dr. Mildred C. Harris at the refurbished South Side senior building dedicated to her.

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CHA Statement on Waitlist Times

June 7, 2022

Statement from the Chicago Housing Authority in response to news articles about its waitlist times.

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CHA Moves May 17, 2022 Board of Commissioners Meeting from In-Person to Virtual

May 16, 2022

Move comes after CHA CEO Tracey Scott tests positive for Covid-19 and is required to isolate

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Daisie Foundation, CHA treat 100 moms to Makeovers and Day of Celebration

May 5, 2022

For the second year, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) partnered with the Daisie Foundation, a non-profit that specializes in random acts of kindness, for a special Mother’s Day Makeover Celebration honoring 100 CHA residents Wednesday at ROW 24.

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Childhood condition led resident to nursing – and CHA/S2S Scholarship

January 28, 2022

CHICAGO (Jan. 24, 2022) – As a young girl, Ashley Chapman suffered from chronic stomach pain. Doctors couldn’t figure out the issue. But a visit to a children’s hospital put an end of her two-year ordeal and began a journey to her dream job.

“It wasn’t a doctor who diagnosed my issue, it was the nurse,” Chapman said. “I knew right then and there I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up.”