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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.

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 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.

The guidelines emphasize respectful and relevant contributions, allowing residents and interested parties to engage with CHA on issues within the Board’s purview while maintaining orderly and productive meetings. 

CHA administers four types of subsidized housing waitlists: Public Housing, HCV, PBV, & PBRA. Find data about these waitlists and their applicants here.