Newsletter Article

CHA joined Mayor Brandon Johnson, The Michaels Organization and Brinshore Development for a groundbreaking to mark the start of Legends South A3, a significant milestone in the ongoing transformation of the former Robert Taylor Homes site in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.

This spring, CHA took a major step towards protecting residents’ well-being by launching the new Healthy Homes Division. The team, led by three former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) professionals, is focused on proactively addressing lead-based paint and other environmental hazards.

CHA’s summer 2025 youth employment opportunities have provided more than 2,300 young residents, ages 13-24, with paid summer jobs, offering early exposure to career and education pathways and opportunities that stem potential summer learning loss.

LaTreva Owodele was a pre-med student a few years ago when she took a film class and promptly switched her major to filmmaking. She then signed up for the CHA’s “Become a Filmmaker” program that bolstered her interest – and her life. This is her third and final year with Become a Filmmaker, where she now serves as a mentor to the younger students.

On June 4, CHA celebrated the opening of three new residential buildings in Phase 3B of Roosevelt Square, the 67-acre multiphase redevelopment on Chicago’s Near West Side.

More than 500 people attended CHA’s 3rd Annual Construction Training and Apprenticeship Expo at the Charles A. Hayes Center. The event featured 28 vendors from construction-related industries including carpenters, electricians, ironworkers and operating engineers,
among others.