Press Releases

Having won the support of CHA leaseholders, residents of the surrounding community, and now the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), demolition will promptly begin at six buildings at Harold Ickes Homes – a move that will enhance the safety and security of the community and pave the way for future development.

CHICAGO – It all started with an earnest letter to a local Home Depot store and snowballed into a much bigger project. All the residents of Hattie Callner Senior Apartments wanted were a few potted flowers to enhance the foliage surrounding their apartment building.

The 23-year-old LeClaire Courts resident graduated from Central State University with a dual degree in criminal justice and psychology in May 2008. Like most graduates entering the workforce for the first time, Grundy struggled to find work. But instead of getting discouraged, he took a temporary job at American Girl Place, sought career counseling through CHA FamilyWorks agencies and was eventually hired as a senior case manager at Heartland Human Care Services.

CHICAGO – Seniors 62 or older can get not only great housing, but a free month’s rent with a rental housing choice that offers community, convenience and peace of mind through the Chicago Housing Authority’s rehabbed senior housing communities.

CHICAGO – Bringing Chicago’s West Side one step closer to much-needed jobs, health care and housing, the Chicago Housing Authority and Sinai Health System, along with the City of Chicago, have agreed to negotiate a land transfer that will facilitate the development of housing, a free-standing ambulatory care center and ultimately the replacement and expansion of the existing Mt. Sinai Hospital in North Lawndale.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Housing Authority is on track with its goals for demolition and replacement of housing, in fact, CHA exceeded its unit construction goal in 2008 with 1,593 units under construction during the year – 131 more units than the projected goal of 1,462 units.

CHICAGO – Leading the charge of bringing low-income populations into the 21st century, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) held an open house for its new technology center at the Charles A. Hayes Family Investment Center, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009.

The CHA, in partnership with the Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services, educated 150 public housing teens, ages 13 to 15, on the risks and prevention of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV and AIDS, during its first Youth Summit at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls – with all-world, Chicago-based guard Derrick Rose now on the roster –took time out of their march toward a seventh NBA championship when they hosted a holiday party for 100 CHA and USO children on Monday, Dec. 8 at the Sheri L. Berto Center in Deerfield, Ill.

CHICAGO – In time for Thanksgiving and the holiday season, the Chicago Housing Authority’s Department of Senior Supportive Services opened its first ever food pantry at Maudelle Brown Bousfield Senior Apartments.