Waukegan to Help Finance Barwell Manor Homes
The city of Waukegan will help finance a complete overhaul of the Barwell Manor Homes public housing complexes on the city’s south side, the council decided Monday evening. ChicagoTribune.com
July, 2019 Archive
Fair Oaks Demo Underway
DANVILLE — It’s a demolition site now. But Verity Shepard can already picture a green space at the south end of Fair Oaks, where one of the original apartment buildings in the public housing complex is being razed. News-Gazette.com
No Authority for HUD to Collect Misused Federal Funds
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development does not have any direct authority to collect the $500,000 that former Alexander County Housing Authority Executive Director James Wilson agreed to pay for misusing federal funds, according to a senior agency official. TheSouthern.com
Redevelopment of Taft Homes in Peoria
RAD transitions public housing to Section 8 housing. Per HUD rules, units move to Section 8 under a long-term contract that must be renewed. Residents continue to pay 30 percent of their income for housing. HUD said converting public housing units to Section 8 allows agencies to leverage private capital to make building improvements. PeoriaPublicRadio.org
HUD Proposes to Oust “Mixed-Status” Immigrant Families
The Housing Authority of Champaign County is calling on the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed rule that could render homeless thousands of immigrant families currently living in public housing. News-Gazette.com
Bost Amendment Approved by U.S. House
The House of Representatives [June 24 2019] unanimously approved an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost expressing Congress’s will that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) fully implement changes recommended by its Office of Inspector General for Cairo’s public housing system. Recommended reforms include stronger enforcement for uncooperative housing agencies, improved communication […]
Cairo Residents Want Justice
Seven months after the federal government ordered former Alexander County Housing Authority Director James Wilson to pay a $500,000 fine for mismanaging public housing funds and program fraud, he’s yet to make a single payment. The Southern.com
Macon Street Homes Filled
The two-story West Macon Street house that Lance Spinler recently bought includes a fenced-in backyard where his beagle Dotti and American bully Luka can play. Go inside, and the home was built to keep heat and power costs low, another selling point. Herald-Review.com
Fair Oaks Demo Set
DANVILLE – July 8 is the anticipated start date for the demolition of six Fair Oaks public housing complex buildings. Commercial-News.com
Demotion on Hazardous Complexes
A demolition company is busy removing two housing complexes in Cairo. More than two years ago, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced they would be demolishing the McBride and Elmwood housing units due to unsafe and hazardous conditions. wsiltv.com