Elvia Malagón
Reporter
Elvia Malagón reports on social justice, immigration and income inequality. She previously worked for the Chicago Tribune, The Times of Northwest Indiana and The Ledger in Lakeland, Fla. A native of East Chicago, Indiana, she is a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism school.
Nearly a dozen former and current Peoples Gas workers say in the federal lawsuit that the company racially discriminated against Black employees in the Chicago area.
Diamond Jones is challenging Richton Park’s crime-free ordinance, saying it violated her constitutional rights. The suburban Cook County community is among several municipalities with similar laws on the books.
The higher charge would result in an average monthly bill increase of $11.83 — or $141.96 a year. A vote is set for Thursday.
Find out how warm your home or workplace should be in Chicago and when a tenant can withhold rent over a heating issue.
A single mother who earlier this month closed on an East Garfield Park single-family home became the CHA’s new down payment program’s first recipient.
A pilot launched under former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot provided 5,000 residents with $500 a month for a year with no strings attached.
The median monthly rental price for the Chicago area stands at $2,389, a decrease of about 2% from September 2022, when that figure reached $2,437, according to a newly released report.
Worried about being priced out of their community, a group is exploring how to buy a building together and live there: “I don’t want to leave,” one person says. “There are many people who love Little Village but had to leave.”
An analysis from the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless found that most people in “couch surfing” situations are on the city’s South and West sides.