assistance
Assistance available if you’re behind on our house payment
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Find out if you could qualify for up to $60,000 in emergency mortgage assistance by applying to the Illinois Housing Development Authority.
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Homeowners late on mortgage, property taxes due to COVID can get state grants
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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.
Community
Sign up today for city’s roof, porch repair program
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The one-day lottery registration will be held Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sign up online at www.cityofchicago.org/roofandporch or call 311. The lottery drawing will take place in late October.
Community
New initiative to give free homes will be discussed at Feb. 4 town hall
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Community leaders will share information about how those working as police officers, firefighters, teachers and emergency medical technicians could be eligible.
News
Volunteers help Austin residents repair their houses
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A community organizer says even more should be done to keep residents in their homes and out of foreclosure.
Community
Housing summit for seniors
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Forum will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Friendship Baptist Church, 5200 W. Jackson Blvd.
News
Spotlight put on Austin Village
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The Chicago Tribune featured the West Side area on its front page Sunday.
Community
Community stands by Rep. Ford
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The Illinois state representative is due to be arraigned in court Tuesday morning. Some West Side residents say they don’t believe he’s guilty of the 17 counts of bank fraud against him.
Community
Austin featured in ‘Violence hits home for aldermen’
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In the Sept. 16 Chicago Sun-Times piece, Ald. Emma Mitts and others express concerns about living in communities plagued by violence.
News
Austin homeowners can apply for home-improvement grants
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The deadline is 5 p.m. Dec. 9, and applications are available at Neighborhood Housing Services locations or one of the three Austin ward offices.