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September 16, 2024

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

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

Vacancy Payments

June 26, 2024

To encourage property owners to quickly re-lease their compliant units to HCV participants, the Chicago Housing Authority is offering vacancy payments for those that qualify. 

While the amount of a vacancy payment varies based on the length of the vacancy, property owners are eligible for up to two (2) months of the previous tenant’s Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). 

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

Public Housing

July 18, 2024

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

CHA Hosts 2nd Annual Homeownership Symposium

July 18, 2024

June is National Homeownership Month. To celebrate, the CHA HOME Team hosted the 2nd Annual Homeownership Symposium, on Saturday, June 8 at the UIC Student Center. With over 200 attendees, the event was a vibrant and informative gathering focused on "all things Homeownership." 

Residents at the CHA Homeownership Symposium

CHA Welcomes its 2024 Summer Intern Class

July 18, 2024

CHA welcomed its 2024 class of summer interns this month. Seventeen students are participating in the program – nearly all of them CHA residents. 

CHA Interns at their 2024 Summer Orientation