Chicago Housing Authority says it maintains more than 16,000 units of public housing around the city, a number of which are vacant.
About 35 people gathered outside a four-bedroom house in Humboldt Park on Friday enjoying some sunshine, music and food. They were stationed there to serve as a barrier between the people who lived in the house and the people trying to push them out.
“They broke down our door, broke a bunch of our things, threatened us, used many homophobic and transphobic slurs,” Williams said. The housing authority said in a statement, “CHA takes these issues seriously and follows all appropriate legal processes to remove squatters from our property. We have viewed the video of the encounter on July 26 and have concerns about how this situation was handled by our third-party property manager and this incident is under investigation.”
Williams, who works as a teacher and is also studying civil engineering, said it’s clear the house was not built to last.”None of these vacant houses have been maintained because they’re all falling apart,” Williams said. “Then that’s their excuse for leaving them vacant.” “CHA provides safe and stable housing to 63,000 families throughout the city,” according to the statement. “We partner closely with other city and nonprofit agencies to provide housing opportunities to address homelessness, including recently issuing nearly 1,200 emergency housing vouchers.”Tamplin said the four homes that about 12 people were locked out of last week were “vacant for several years.”Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.
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