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September 13, 2024

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September 13, 2024

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More homes for families coming soon: CHA Board of Commissioners approves contracts to renovate 60 apartments in four vacant buildings as part of its Restore Home initiative

September 13, 2024

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) continues to make steady progress on its Restore Home initiative, fully restoring and leasing several multi-family buildings and single-family homes that were previously vacant due to extensive repair needs.

Shavon Nowell, center, sits with her three daughters on their sofa in their new home.

Careers with CHA

September 16, 2024

Contact Us

September 16, 2024

BY PHONE OR EMAIL

CHA Main Office: 312.742.8500 (TTY: 866.331.3603) or CHACETeam@thecha.org

Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program (Contact HCV Staff Directly)

Property

Dickens Apartments

3621 W Dickens Ave Chicago, IL 60647

Dickens Apartments is a 34-unit property located in Chicago's Logan Square community. * Rental Assistance is provide 34 units through HUD's Mod Rehab program. Residents can apply to a Public Housing, Project Based Voucher or Housing Choice Voucher unit through a separate waitlist application. *

Dickens Apartments

Paths to Homeownership

July 18, 2024

Senior resident Ollie Chambers completes an “impossible” challenge

July 18, 2024

Earlier this year, CHA employees collected a variety of puzzles and puzzle books to donate to CHA seniors. One of the donated puzzles was the clear 100-piece “Impossible Puzzle,” which included multiple fake corner and edge pieces scattered throughout the puzzle. 

CHA Staff members pose with senior resident Ollie Chambers

Preservation Success: Barbara Jean Wright Court Apartments

July 18, 2024

CHA and its partner Jonathan Rose Companies proudly celebrated the $86 million renovation of the 272-unit Barbara Jean Wright Court Apartments this month with a ribbon-cutting at the property on the Near West Side.

Ribbon-cutting for the Barbara Jean Wright Apartments

First Permanent Supportive Housing for Families Living with HIV or AIDS on the South Side Opens

July 18, 2024

CHA joined partners from Chicago House, the City of Chicago, State of Illinois and the Pritzker Family Foundation this month to celebrate the ribbon-cutting at Englewood Family Homes, the first permanent supportive housing development for families living with HIV or AIDS on the South Side.

Exterior of Englewood Family Homes