Monthly Archives: August 2025

By Lourdes Duarte, WGN Chicago | August 1st, 2025 (Click Here For Original Article and To See the Video Broadcast) CHICAGO — A step was taken Friday to address the lack of affordable housing in the Chicago area. Crews broke ground on the Reclaiming Chicago project that will deliver 10 new homes in the next six months. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle touted the initiative led by the Hope Center Foundation and Cook County Land Bank Authority. In the majority of the cases, the land bank provides the vacant lots. Crews use that land to build 1,600-square foot homes [...]

By Violet Miller, Chicago Sun-Times | August 1st, 2025 (Click Here For Original Article) The community-led campaign has drawn $40 million in support from public and private lenders with the goal of building 2,000 homes on the South and West sides. James Williams Jr. and his wife got married last year, and within 12 months had the keys to their first home — something he never imagined was possible. “My mother and father never owned a home, so I had no reference,” Williams said. “It was something I could never dream of.” The effort was part of the community-led Reclaiming Chicago [...]