Danville Demolition
It’s been years in the making – Danville Housing Authority is demolishing six buildings at Fair Oaks. That means about 57 families are moving to a new home, working one-on-one with the agency to come up with a plan. Fox 5 News
November, 2018 Archive
Ex-Director to Pay $500k Penalty
Court documents say the former director of a southern Illinois housing authority must pay a $500,000 penalty for wrongly using agency money for personal expenses. SJ-R.com
Housing Authority’s Renovation Plans
Starting in the spring of 2019, the landscape of East Hillsboro will be getting a major facelift, thanks to the efforts of the Montgomery County Housing Authority, which will be replacing all of the military barracks-style low-income housing that dates back to the early 1950s. The Journal-News.net
Former Director to Pay in Settlement
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says James Wilson was also found liable for $923,000 for false claims he made to the Alexander Housing Authority. WPSD Local
Danville Gets OK to Demolish 6 Buildings
Danville Housing Authority officials have already started meeting one-on-one with families in the 57 units at the Fair Oaks public housing complex that will be demolished next year. The News-Gazette
Champaign County HA is Moving
The Housing Authority of Champaign County is preparing to move to its new headquarters at 2008 N. Market St., C, in January. The News-Gazette
HUD Names Aurora HA “Troubled”
The Aurora Housing Authority has, for the second year in a row, been designated “troubled” under a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development program. The Chicago Tribune
New ED for Racine Housing Authority
The Housing Authority of Racine County Board of Commissioners announced the appointment of Larissa Seward as HARC’s new executive director, effective Nov. 1. Seward will take over leadership of the agency, replacing Linda Ring-Weber who retired on Sept. 30. The Journal Times