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Sep 18, 2019
Residents reflect on rehabbed Lathrop Homes
“I suffered too much to live here.”
By Maya Dukmasova
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Apr 24, 2018
Lathrop launches lottery for affordable housing at revamped CHA complex
One of Chicago's oldest public housing developments is getting ready to reopen starting this summer on the north side.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Feb 21, 2018
Low-income tenants say luxury developer is treating them like ‘bald-headed stepchildren’
Plans for redeveloping Atrium Village now call for segregating affordable housing into a separate, aging building
By Maya Dukmasova
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Oct 5, 2016
The Goldberg variation: High-rise public housing that works
Bertrand Goldberg’s Hilliard Homes opened as a model community in 1966. It still is today.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Jun 9, 2014
Is the Near North Side the right neighborhood for Obama College Prep?
The pros and cons of putting another selective enrollment high school in the Near North area.
By Steve Bogira
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Dec 13, 2012
A model integrated community for Chicago to study
In Hope Meadows, a common purpose for residents—caring for each other—leads to real integration
By Steve Bogira
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Feb 9, 2009
Afternoon news update
Afternoon news update: While the mayor doesn't want to share information, some Facebook users don't want him to privatize any more assets. Meanwhile, it may get harder to protest parking tickets.
By Mick Dumke
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