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Owners, managers of apartment buildings invited to Oct. 14 breakfast to learn about new public resources available to maintain property
  • Sep 27, 2011
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, partners will explain new resources as well as local efforts to preserve rental homes The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA) invites owners and managers of multifamily rental properties to attend a free breakfast, underwritten by…
Interactive public workshops in Hazel Crest, Lansing, Olympia Fields, Park Forest will shape future housing planning
  • May 27, 2011
Through the Homes for a Changing Region project, four south suburbs will engage the public around strategies to meet each village’s future housing needs The public is encouraged to attend interactive workshop events, on June 14 and 15, 2011, in four south suburbs: Hazel Crest, Lansing,…
Renovated affordable homes to be showcased in Chicago Lawn this Saturday
A number of renovated affordable homes in the Chicago Lawn community on Chicago’s Southwest Side will be featured during a home tour this Saturday, June 12. These homes are among a group of Chicago properties that have been rehabbed through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, the goal of…
MPC in Springfield: 2010 legislative update
MPC has some unfinished legislative business in Springfield, which we’ll continue to work on this summer in anticipation of the fall veto session and next spring’s new General Assembly. But there was tangible progress, despite the state’s fiscal free-fall. Here’s a snapshot…
'Affordable living' still elusive for many
Two reports released in late March by MPC's partners show there's still more work to do before affordable living is truly within reach for most American families. The Center for Housing Policy's annual Paycheck to Paycheck study estimated the median home price in Chicago fell from $225,000 in 2008…

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