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CHA leads nation’s large housing authorities in leasing Emergency Housing Vouchers

September 29, 2022
The Chicago Housing Authority has leased 74 percent of the total 1,165 allotment; anticipates all 100 percent will be leased by end of year.
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CHA Board approves funding for new affordable housing at Encuentro Square in Logan Square

July 19, 2022
CHA Board also approves new private security contracts, ensuring 24/7 security coverage at CHA properties; advances proposed partnership with Chicago Public Schools for new Near South High School.
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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.”

Ashley Chapman