Exclusive: CHA Plans for Ickes Contrary to HUD's

The Chicago Housing Authority's plans for the Harold Ickes Homes on the South Side could put them in conflict with the federal government, a Residents' Journal investigation has found.
CHA will tear down Ickes even though the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently determined that the public housing complex is not subject to the federal law that dictates how and when housing authorities can demolish their housing developments. Click here to read more...

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On March 20, the Los Angeles Times published a story featuring an interview with Mary C. Johns, Deputy Executive Director of We The People Media and Editor-in-Chief of Residents' Journal.
In the article, Mary comments on U.S. Senator Barack Obama's controversial relationship with his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
This story is yet another example of how Residents' Journal works with mainstream media to shape perspectives of low-income communities, counter stereotypes, and amplify the voices of the voiceless.

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From April 7th, Residents' Journal will be back on Cable Access Networks' live call-in program Hotlink 21. Our fresh set of call-in segments for 2008 will kick off with our Editor-in-Chief Mary C. Johns discussing the New Work Rule proposed by the Chicago Housing Authority for their public housing tenants. Click here to read more...

Delivering the latest edition Residents' Journal was exciting and satisfying because, due to unexpected circumstances, the Journal had to take a longer than desired hiatus. Click here to read more...

On February 7, Residents' Journal hosted a friend/fundraiser to celebrate the launch of our redesigned website. Click here to read more...

Tenant Council Battles to Represent Tenants
by Mary C. Johns, Editor-in-Chief
For the last year, a battle about tenant councils has been brewing between the resident Central Advisory Council, the Chicago Housing Authority and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Click here to read more...

Are CPD Contact Cards Unconstitutional?
by Beauty Turner
Many public housing residents from the Dearborn Homes on the South Side are upset at the Chicago Police Department because they are being forced to give out personal information about themselves and their guests' lives.
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Jackson Visits Ickes
by Jacqueline Thompson
Earlier this year, Carl Jordan was visiting his mother, Betty Jordan, a senior citizen who lives in the Harold Ickes Homes. Carl Jordan had moved out of Ickes but often returned to see friends and family. Click here to read more...

The Pros and Cons of Relocation
by Quintana Woodridge
My family was part of the relocation process at the Chicago Housing Authoritys Ida B. Wells development. After living in Wells for 18 years, my sisters Kelly Woodridge, 21, Monica Emmons, 23, and I, 25, received a split lease Section 8 voucher under the CHA's $1.6 billion Plan for Transformation. Click here to read more...

Bonnita's Autobiography
by Bonnita Jones
It's been almost 10 years since the trailblazers of the Chicago Housing Authority's Urban Youth International Journalism Program (UYIJP) made its reporting trip to Israel and Ghana. Click here to read more...