Illinois Housing Development Authority announces $8.1 million in grants

The Illinois Housing Development Authority is awarding more than $8 million in grants to municipalities and counties across Illinois to help manage abandoned properties.

The grants are through the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Program.

Under the program, communities can use the money to maintain weeds and grass, trim trees and bushes, install protective fences, repair or demolish abandoned property…Please click here to read Mandy Robertson’s story on WSIL ABC News.

South Suburban and the Cook County Land Bank Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Program award recipients include:

City of Chicago Heights    $250,000 Village of Hazel Crest    $75,000 Village of Lansing    $250,000 Village of Riverdale    $250,000 Village of Summit    $250,000 Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA)    $250,000 City of Calumet City    $75,000 Village of Richton Park    $100,000 Village of South Chicago Heights    $20,000 Village of Dolton    $60,000 Village of Robbins    $60,000 Village of Park Forest    $250,000 Village of Sauk Village    $75,000