A federal tax credit expansion could bring 35,000 new affordable housing units to Illinois, but challenges remain.

The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor’s signature program designed to end homelessness in Illinois.

Plus: Single-stair reform in Nashville, an inclusionary zoning lawsuit in Seattle, and a zoning-created full-service Popeyes ...

Legalizing additional dwelling units across Chicago would expand housing options, support families and boost affordability ...

From increased deductions on mortgage interest to more incentives for low-income housing construction, the 'Big Beautiful ...

A good-faith effort to increase housing and retail near bus and train stations? Or overreach by a non-elected board to control downtown economic development? There’s not much middle ground over a ...

"The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest threat to our national security, and their aggressive push to buy up our ...

Illinois received a Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling, or SWIFR, grant from the U.S. EPA to support the study. A report to the legislature is due Dec. 1, 2026.

The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing ...