Housing Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/key-issue/housing/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:07:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Housing Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/key-issue/housing/ 32 32 163009088 Chicago’s 250 Year History of Segregation https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-250-year-history-of-segregation/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-250-year-history-of-segregation/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:07:53 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7847269 The first article in this series on financial disparities in Cook County, “Wealth Inequality and the Racial Wealth Gap,” discussed the extent of contemporary racial inequities in the County. Black and Latinx Cook County residents are more likely to be financially vulnerable than Black and Latinx individuals elsewhere in the country, and significantly less likely […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-250-year-history-of-segregation/feed/ 0 7847269 The struggle for equitable housing in Chicago is as dire today as it was when Dr. King marched https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-struggle-for-equitable-housing-in-chicago-is-as-dire-today-as-it-was-when-dr-king-marched/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-struggle-for-equitable-housing-in-chicago-is-as-dire-today-as-it-was-when-dr-king-marched/#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7846599 In the late 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. brought his nonviolent revolution to Chicago. Invited by the Chicago Freedom Movement, Dr. King joined dozens of civil rights organizations demanding better living conditions for the Black community. Schemes to maintain housing segregation, such as redlining and racially restrictive covenants, created the infamous ghettos that became […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-struggle-for-equitable-housing-in-chicago-is-as-dire-today-as-it-was-when-dr-king-marched/feed/ 0 7846599 Neighborhoods Gentrifying Fastest See Property Tax Skyrocket https://www.chicagoreporter.com/neighborhoods-gentrifying-fastest-see-property-tax-skyrocket/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/neighborhoods-gentrifying-fastest-see-property-tax-skyrocket/#respond Sun, 11 Dec 2022 22:10:13 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7846229 CHICAGO | Property taxes are up in Cook County; on average, homeowners saw an increase of 8 percent this year. According to an analysis from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office, taxes levied on real estate rose by 3.8 percent, to $16.7 billion, in 2021. The total amount billed countywide increased by $614 million over the previous […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/neighborhoods-gentrifying-fastest-see-property-tax-skyrocket/feed/ 0 7846229 The Struggle for Affordable Housing Must Continue https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-struggle-for-affordable-housing-must-continue/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-struggle-for-affordable-housing-must-continue/#respond Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:54:41 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7844600 When Kanye West came to town for his listening tour he recreated his childhood home right in the middle of Soldier Field. The blue frame house was featured on Keeping Up With the Kardashians and purchased by his foundation, Donda House. While currently only valued at just under $200,000, I surmise that it will follow […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-struggle-for-affordable-housing-must-continue/feed/ 0 7844600 Another Measure Of Urban Removal In Uptown Is Underway https://www.chicagoreporter.com/another-measure-of-urban-removal-in-uptown-is-underway/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/another-measure-of-urban-removal-in-uptown-is-underway/#respond Tue, 21 Sep 2021 21:24:52 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7812335 On July 21, the Chicago City Council officially rezoned the Weiss Hospital parking lot on 4600 Marine Drive from medical to residential use. Submitted by Lincoln Properties, and championed by the 46th Ward Alderman James Cappleman, this development paves the way for constructing a 314-unit luxury apartment building – a proposal that has been vociferously objected to by the […]

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