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CTO Orientation Session

Jul 31, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Virtual Orientation Session
Sessions occur on multiple Thursdays. Thank you for your interest in the CHA’s Choose to Own Homeownership Program. This registration is to attend an orientation session to learn more about the CTO program. It is one of the first requirements to start the application process. Registrants are

CTO Orientation Session

Jul 24, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Virtual Orientation Session
Sessions occur on multiple Thursdays. Thank you for your interest in the CHA’s Choose to Own Homeownership Program. This registration is to attend an orientation session to learn more about the CTO program. It is one of the first requirements to start the application process. Registrants are

CTO Orientation Session

Jul 17, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Virtual Orientation Session
Sessions occur on multiple Thursdays. Thank you for your interest in the CHA’s Choose to Own Homeownership Program. This registration is to attend an orientation session to learn more about the CTO program. It is one of the first requirements to start the application process. Registrants are

DPA Orientation Session

Jul 22, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Orientation Session
We appreciate your interest in the Chicago Housing Authority's DPA Program. This is an invitation to attend a virtual orientation to learn more about the program. Attending a DPA orientation is required to start your application process. Registrants are required to attend a full DPA orientation

Quarterly and Annual Reports

September 19, 2024

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reports contain findings of its audits and evaluations regarding the activities and initiatives of the CHA.

OIG publications detail its activities and achievements, as well as outline its ongoing and planned work.

Moving to Work Reports Archive

July 15, 2025
CHA has participated in the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Moving to Work (MTW) Program since 2000.

Kemena Brooks

July 17, 2025

Kemena Brooks serves as Chief of Staff at the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). In this role, she supports executive leadership in advancing agency-wide priorities and managing cross-departmental initiatives. She also oversees CHA’s real estate development department, leading efforts to plan, preserve, and deliver affordable and mixed-income housing across the city.

Cheryl Burns

August 14, 2024

Cheryl Burns serves as Chief Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Officer for the Chicago Housing Authority. Since ascending to that role in 2018, she has overseen the day-to-day management of the HCV program, which serves 47,000 participants and administers 1,165 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV’s). Over a more than 25-year career, Ms. Burns has held affordable housing leadership roles in small, medium and large Public Housing Authorities around the nation.

Newsletter Article

Development Update: Roosevelt Square Phase 3B Brings 207 New Mixed-Income Apartments

July 1, 2025

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.

Development Update: Roosevelt Square Phase 3B Brings 207 New Mixed-Income Apartments
Public Notice

July 17 - August 22: Public Comment Period for CHA’s Proposed FY2026 MTW Annual Plan

July 17, 2025

CHA is releasing its proposed FY2026 MTW Annual Plan for public comment from July 17 through August 22, 2025. The proposed annual plan and summary documents are available for review on CHA’s website at MTW Agreement, Annual Plan and Reports.

Property Management Meeting