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'It's in business's best interest to back affordable housing'
MPC President MarySue Barrett's op-ed in this week's Crain's Chicago Business highlights a welcome trend: Employers across the region are putting their weight behind the creation and preservation of homes their workers can afford. At a time when all employers are pinching pennies, they're…
Map: Interjurisdictional Collaborations
  • Map
  • Oct 30, 2009
As of Oct. 30, 2009, MPC and its partners are actively building several interjurisdictional partnerships throughout northeastern Illinois. Partnerships listed as 'potential' reflect initial conversations with local decision-makers.
Northeastern Illinois' foreclosure devastation rivals Gulf Coast housing losses
The Oct. 23 roundtable with Northrop Grumman’s Dorothy Shaw, Rush Medical Center’s Terry Peterson, The South Suburban Housing Collaborative’s Janice Morrissy and Lake Forest Alderman Tom Morsch was pretty exciting. As we all work to promote sustainable communities –…
Linking Housing to Prosperity: Successes & Opportunities
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  • Oct 23, 2009
Listen to this recording of MPC's Oct. 23, 2009, roundtable featuring a panel discussion on local workforce housing successes and opportunities to shape federal investments to promote more livable communities. Panelists were Dorothy Shaw, director of state & local affairs for Northrop Grumman…
On-the-ground innovations related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
On Tuesday June 9, MPC President MarySue Barrett joined a group of policy experts for a webcast from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and HUD's role in implementing President Obama's plan to stimulate the economy by investing in job creation, neighborhood stabilization, and energy efficiency.
Planning for Prosperity: MPC releases 2009 policy agenda
MPC's 2009 policy agenda lays out new investment strategies and priorities that will brace our region against the harsh economic headwind, and ensure we invest our limited resources wisely – netting short-term economic gains and building a foundation for long-term sustainability.
Interjurisdictional housing efforts gain momentum in south and west suburban Cook County
With the support of MPC and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, two municipal collaboratives working on shared housing issues are each looking to hire an experienced housing professional to coordinate their activities.
Arlington Heights leads the way on housing again
The Village of Arlington Heights recently became the first northwest suburb to approve MPC’s interjurisdictional housing strategy.
Building Successful Mixed-Income Communities: A compilation of MPC forums and publications

To explore the many ingredients necessary to promote successful mixed-income communities, MPC and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation co-hosted over a dozen forums, in collaboration with the CHA, showcasing national best practices, local innovation and opportunities to explore how housing developers, policymakers, community-based organizations and other stakeholders  could promote the success of the Plan for Transformation.   Frequently, these forums also provided an opportunity to release relevant publications and data..

 

National Employer-Assisted Housing
MPC assistance leads to new employer-assisted housing programs around the country.

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