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IL HR0617

Resolution

Status

Introduced

6/25/2015

Primary Sponsor

Mary Flowers

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Chicago ranks third among U.S. cities for isolated wealth, after Boston and Philadelphia, with concentrated poverty on South and West sides and concentrated wealth in other areas
  • Metropolitan areas with high poverty rates and racial or skill-based segregation experience slower income growth and property value appreciation relative to less segregated regions
  • The Metropolitan Planning Council has partnered with 9 regional housing authorities for a decade through the Regional Housing Initiative to provide affordable housing subsidies in low-poverty communities near transit
  • The Chicago Housing Authority is partnering with developers to place public housing units in profitable North Side neighborhoods, and Chicago TREND is bringing retail services to underserved communities
  • House urges the City of Chicago to utilize all available resources to decrease economic segregation and strengthen the middle class, with a copy to be presented to Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Legislative Description

ECONOMIC SEGREGATION - CHICAGO

Last Action

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

1/3/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules1/3/2016
Economic Development & Housing7/8/2015
Rules6/30/2015

Full Bill Text

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