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IL HR0617
Resolution
Status
Introduced
6/25/2015
Primary Sponsor
Mary Flowers
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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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