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Chicago Department of Housing
Coverage of Chicago Department of Housing in the Nexus archive.
- Why Chicago Is overhauling the RTLO to protect tenants | The Chicago Report
Chicago is overhauling its 40-year-old RLTO with the Protecting Renters Ordinance to better protect tenants. Commissioner Lissette Castañeda of the Chicago Department of Housing explains the changes.
- Housing program to give eligible Chicagoans up to $70,000 toward down payment
Chicago's new HomeGrown Purchase Assistance Grant offers eligible low- and moderate-income residents up to $70,000 for down payments and closing costs on homes in designated zones. Funded by a $21 million allocation from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2024 housing bond, the program begins June 8 and targets areas with high and low home price growth, respectively labeled Zone A and Zone B.