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South Suburban Pads Advocates for Illinois FY24 Emergency and Transitional Housing Budget Increase
South Suburban PADS is working to prevent and end homelessness in south suburban Cook County. SSPADS is urging south suburban officials...
Feb 9, 2023


MMC Releases Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Toolkit to Assist Suburban Officials with Collaboration
The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus released a web toolkit for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to help suburban officials collaborate on DEI...
Feb 9, 2023


Information on Cook County Department of Public Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Grant Program
CCDPH's Lead Grant program offers free home lead-based paint inspection (interior and exterior) and free repairs provided to reduce or...
Feb 9, 2023


Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund is now open
Learn more and apply for assistance today at www.illinoishousinghelp.org. The Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund (ILHAF) program is now...
Apr 14, 2022


Southland Reactivation Act legislation passes—new tool to revitalize south suburban region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION Friday, April 8, 2022 Kristi DeLaurentiis (708) 922-4670 The Southland Reactivation...
Apr 8, 2022

Homes for a Changing Region 2021-2023 - Application Now Open
The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning have opened a portal for expression of interest in the...
Aug 25, 2021


Cook Co. treasurer wants to help Black homeowners who could lose houses to unpaid property taxes
The Cook County Treasurer’s Office has launched a new initiative called “Black Houses Matter” with the goal of locating Black homeowners...
Oct 9, 2020


A state order to prevent homelessness is causing it for some
Defaulting renter with facemask receives letter giving notice of eviction from home on wooden table A young mother’s dream to provide a...
Sep 21, 2020


Funding opportunity: Strong Communities Program for vacant properties
From IHDA: Administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority, this program is an economic development tool to address local...
Sep 10, 2020

Illinois Housing Development Authority seeks comments on statewide plan
The Illinois Housing Development Authority is seeking comments on a new statewide plan for housing and community development called the...
Sep 9, 2020


Homeowner tax assistance from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas may be able to relieve some stress for homeowners by lowering their property taxes, applying for...
Jun 17, 2020


IHDA awards $11 million in Home Rehabilitation grants
The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board of Directors awarded $11 million to 25 local governments and non-profit...
Apr 22, 2020


SSMMA welcomes Rockford officials to lead Collaborative meeting on blight reduction
The group explained a municipality’s statutory authority to attack blight, such as the Illinois Demolition Statute, abandonment...
Nov 21, 2019


SSMMA hosts special Housing and Community Development Collaborative meeting
The meeting takes place on Nov. 14, 9:00 -11:00 a.m. at SSMMA offices, 1906 W 174th St., East Hazel Crest, IL, 60429. Please RSVP here....
Oct 25, 2019


Housing Collaborative hosts Fair Housing Training Workshop on impact of new laws
At the Sept. 12 Fair Housing Training Workshop were (from left): Patricia Fron, Executive Director, Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance;...
Sep 12, 2019


Changes to Fair Housing rules would have dire effects, South Suburban Housing Center warns
“These changes will effectively cripple a critical protection provided by what is commonly known as the disparate impact rule,” SSHC...
Aug 27, 2019


Sept. 12: Fair housing training on new Illinois State Law and the Cook County Just Housing Amendment
Hosted by: South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association 1904 174th St, East Hazel Crest The Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance,...
Aug 16, 2019


Solving suburbs’ vicious property tax cycle benefits all
This can be done equitably, through a deliberative process in partnership with municipalities of all types to avoid inadvertent impacts....
Aug 13, 2019


Homeowners in many Chicago suburbs face collapsing home values and soaring property taxes
Today, the legacy department store is long gone. The high school, Rich East, is facing such low enrollment that it is being considered...
Jul 26, 2019
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