Crime Down at Housing Authority Sites
ALTON — Police say another year of supplemental police patrols at Alton Housing Authority complexes continued reducing crime last year, with a nearly 70 percent increase in arrests. The Telegraph
May, 2015 Archive
Public Housing Initiative Offers Second Chance
Public housing initiative offers second chance to some with arrest records. For more than seven years, Juanita Patton spiraled in and out of homelessness, staying at relatives’ houses, living in shelters and, at times, sleeping at covered bus stops on the streets.Chicago Tribune.com
Area Residents Win Fight Over PADS Proposal
A group of Lake Zurich residents prevailed in a fight over a proposal to place chronically homeless people with mental illness in a building in their Lake Zurich-area neighborhood. Daily Herald.com
RHA Proposes East State Street Housing Development
ROCKFORD (WIFR) – Public housing could be on its way to Rockford’s east side after the Housing Authority closes on a piece of land just off of East State Street. Wifr.com
Mayor Plans to Expand Housing Authority Board
The Joliet City Council is slated Tuesday to vote on the appointments of Robert Hernandez, a former HAJ commissioner, and Maria Cottrell, who had worked at the Housing Authority for 24 years before leaving in 2014. The Herald News.com
Property Manager Accused of Stealing from Residents
A LaFayette Housing Authority employee is in trouble with the law. Police say residence manager Lori Baker broke into five apartment homes , and stole $12,000 worth of jewelry. wrcbtv.com
RHA Buys Land Off Rockford’s East State St.
The Rockford Housing Authority just bought land on the city’s east side. The sale solidifies that the housing agency is ready to move forward with it’s latest proposal for Fairgrounds Valley, despite it’s mixed reception at city hall. wrex.com
Former Parma Public Housing Manager Charged with Stealing $232,000 from Agency
When former Parma Public Housing Agency Director Lev Kulchytsky stepped down in February, word around the streets was that he had been overseeing a messy operation. A U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development review of his office revealed that he had lost control of the internal structure, confirming suspicions first brought up when Kulchytsky […]
Housing Officer in East St. Louis Charged
CHICAGO — A security officer in southwest Illinois was under the influence of cocaine when he recently shot someone in the back at a public housing complex, authorities said. DailyJournal.net
Elgin Mayoral Candidate Appointed to Head HA
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — A former mayoral candidate in the city of Elgin has been tapped by Gov. Bruce Rauner to head the state’s Illinois Housing Development Authority. QCOnline.com