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Housing:
Administers the Chicago Housing Choice Voucher Program, providing rental assistance to low and moderate-income families.
http://www.chacinc.com/
Offers investigations and viewpoints into the Section 8 housing, including photos, articles, and related links.
http://thefrictioninstitute.org/
Author writes about a life in Cabrini Green.
http://www.januarymagazine.com/biography/walkinmy.html
Coalition of community organizations and individuals dedicated to safe, decent affordable housing for all. The MTO operates a tenants rights hotline, train community-based organizations, organize buildings and participate in affordable housing advocacy campaigns.
http://www.tenants-rights.org/
A web, email, and hardcopy publication in the tradition of classic human rights journalism. Reporting conditions on the ground from the Stateway Gardens public housing development on Chicago's South Side.
http://www.viewfromtheground.com/
A documentary film looking at the redevelopment of Cabrini Green, an imfamous housing project known for drugs, poverty and gangs, and how the strong community of African-American residents are moving forward.
http://www.voicesofcabrini.com/
A publication by and for the residents of Chicago Public Housing. Includes issues, archives, urban youth journalism, subscriptions and support, awards received, links, and contacts.
http://www.wethepeoplemedia.org/
The story of Jeanine Ingram, a Chicago resident who relocated to a new home as part of the city housing authority's 'Plan for Transformation.' Under the plan, Chicago is tearing down old high-rise projects in favor of low-rise communities. [7:38 streaming audio broadcast.] <small>(April 20, 2004)</small>
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1843888
A criticism of the projected results of the Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA) "Plan for Transformation." <small>(June 7, 2002)</small>
http://www.socialistworker.org/2002-1/410/410_06_ChcgoPublicHousing.shtml
Essay from The Economist. Describes some of the problems that arose from the concentration of many low-income housing units in one area. <small>(July 11, 1998)</small>
http://www.uwec.edu/geography/Ivogeler/w188/articles/chprjcts.htm
Article transcribed from microform by Wendy Plotkin, a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Discusses the plans and background for a low-cost housing project for the south side of Chicago. <small>(October 26, 1940)</small>
http://www.public.asu.edu/~wplotkin/DeedsWeb/wells.html
