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CHA Launches Pilot Program To Support Voucher Holders Who Are Required To Move From Troubled Units by Offering up to $1500 in Moving Fees

July 26, 2023

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) announced today that it is launching a pilot program to provide a grant of up to $1,500 per household to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders who are required to move from troubled apartments.

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CHA Board Advances Three Major New Housing Developments on the West, North and Southwest Sides, Including the First Phase of Leclaire

July 18, 2023

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners Tuesday advanced three major new housing developments on the West, North and Southwest Sides, including the first phase of the long-awaited LeClaire redevelopment effort. The other projects are Parkside Phase 5 in the former Cabrini Green area and Ogden Commons Phase A2 in the Lawndale neighborhood.

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CHA Board To Vote on West, North and Southwest Side Housing Developments, Including First Phases of Leclaire, at Tuesday’s Meeting

July 17, 2023

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote on Tuesday on three major new housing developments on the West, North and Southwest Sides, including the first phase of the long-awaited LeClaire redevelopment effort. The other projects are Parkside Phase 5 in the former Cabrini Green area and Ogden Commons Phase A2 in the Lawndale neighborhood.

Rendering of LeClaire redevelopment site.

CHA Commits to Energy Reduction Target, Cutting Emissions Over Next Decade

July 12, 2023
CHA has joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Climate Challenge, committing to a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and 15 percent energy use reduction over the next 10 years.
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CHA Joins the Better Climate Challenge

July 12, 2023

The importance of reducing carbon emissions is profound in Chicago and elsewhere. 

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CHA, Brinshore and The Michaels Organization Celebrate Groundbreaking for Westhaven Park IID

July 10, 2023

City officials and residents today joined executives from the Chicago Housing Authority, along with its private sector partners, Brinshore Development, and The Michaels Organization, to celebrate the groundbreaking of Westhaven Park IID. Located at 135-155 N.

CEO Tracey Scott speaking at a podium,
Press Releases

CHA Residents Have One Day Left To Apply for 125, $2,000 S2S Scholarships

May 15, 2023

There is one day left for CHA residents to apply for 125 scholarships worth $2,000 apiece.

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CHA’s Owner Symposium Helps Property Owners Strengthen their Businesses

May 4, 2023

Freddie Jones-Smith is an HCV property owner in Chicago who owns two three-flat buildings and a single-family home. She has been able to understand the rules and regulations of a complex industry because of the information she received at the CHA Owner Symposium. 

Presenters at the 2023 Owners Symposium

UIC Grad Students Design Solutions for CHA Property, Win First Place in HUD Competition

April 28, 2023
CHICAGO (April 28, 2023) – Graduate students from the University of Illinois-Chicago recently scored the winning design for an underdeveloped Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) site as part of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Innovation in Affordable Housing (IAH) Competition.
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Success Stories

Resident Spotlight: Cassandra Bernard

April 27, 2023
Cassandra Bernard was a star participant of the LevelUp program. She graduated early – earning $8,250 – and immediately transitioned off housing subsidy. In 2019, she started a career at BNSF Railway Company, where she remains today.
Cassandra Bernard Speaks at the LevelUp Graduation