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Eligible households can apply for up to $30,000 in free assistance to pay past due mortgage payments, property taxes, property insurance, and delinquent homeowner and/or condo association fees. The deadline to apply to the Illinois Homeowners Assistance Fund is May 31.
A community organizer says even more should be done to keep residents in their homes and out of foreclosure.
Recent reports by the Lawyer’s Committee for Better Housing and the Woodstock Institute show housing woes still a problem for Austin.
The number of unmaintained foreclosed properties continues to be a problem on the West Side – and throughout the city, according to a new report by the Woodstock Institute.
While renovations were made to fix unsafe, unsanitary conditions in the foreclosed complex, some residents may have to leave due to unpaid rent.
At the Sweet Homes Chicago creative workshop Dec. 15, attendees learned about and critiqued the contests’ top entries, which propose ways to create a more self-sufficient community.
The Rebuild Chicago initiative aims to crack down on crime associated with empty structures and help raise values by turning them into rental properties. West Siders can attend an Oct. 25 meeting to learn more.
In a letter to AustinTalks, the state lawmaker responds to the recent YMCA closing by calling on the governor to make it a priority to fight for the West Side.
Residents have been fighting since April to have health and safety concerns addressed, but are still living in conditions that include broken windows, leaking ceilings and pests.
Residents say they’ve gone for weeks and months without necessities, such as heat and water, among other safety and health issues.