I was sitting in my PJs around 10 this morning when I got a call from Matt at CHA.
He said I could come to the LeClaire meeting.
It was a semi-victory.
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I was sitting in my PJs around 10 this morning when I got a call from Matt at CHA.
He said I could come to the LeClaire meeting.
It was a semi-victory.
(14 clicks) Read more...I was standing with a public housing resident last week after a meeting, talking about what might happened to her housing development after it's torn down and redeveloped.
(10 clicks) Read more...Many residents at the Diplomat Hotel were surprised when they learned this week that the single-room occupancy hotel where they have been living will be shut down by the city on March 24.
(165 clicks) Read more...Residents of the Diplomat Hotel will be ordered to vacate their home in just over a week.
(198 clicks) Read more...When Melvin Maclin first told his wife his union might occupy the Republic Windows & Doors plant, she wasn’t pleased.
(305 clicks) Read more...Chicago Public Schools officials revealed a list of possible school closings to a parents advocacy group this morning, which published it despite the district’s wishes
(661 clicks) Read more...The union representing former employees of Republic Windows and Doors says it plans to file unfair labor practice charges against Rich Gillman, Republic's owner.
(284 clicks) Read more...It's not very often that rush hour passengers on the El are seen smiling and laughing as they huddle together on a platform in freezing weather.
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