Woodstock and fellow Chicago affordable housing advocates have been working with Ald. Harry Osterman (48th Ward) on a Lending Equity Ordinance (LEO), which was recently introduced in City Council.
Celebrating the contributions of two outstanding women and a review of mortgage data from the past 36 years were among the highlights of Woodstock Institute’s 2021 Economic Justice Awards June 10. The theme of the virtual event centered around...
The City of Chicago’s HomeMod Program provides home modifications for low- and moderate-income people under the age of 60 who have disabilities. With funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Woodstock evaluated the program to determine whether...
Ongoing research has revealed a potentially massive COVID-19 impact on the two- to four-unit properties that house more than a third of Chicago’s renters.
Chicago city council members who wanted to question banks on their weak lending records in Chicago’s Black and Latino neighborhoods were disappointed Friday when banks skipped out on a hearing called by the Housing and Real Estate Committee.