Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance

National Fair Housing Alliance & HUD Investigations Confirm Discrimination
 
CHICAGO, IL – On July 18, 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against the real estate brokerage doing business as Re/Max East-West alleging discrimination on the basis of race and national origin in violation of the Fair Housing Act.  Re/Max East-West is a major brokerage company serving Illinois’ DuPage and Cook Counties, including the neighborhoods of Elmhurst, Lombard, Villa Park and Bensenville.
 

Howrey LLP to be Recognized for Its Pro Bono Contributions
at the July 23, 2008 Annual Meeting of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law, Inc.

Aon to be Honored with a Corporate Leadership Award

Beginning Wednesday, July 16, office hours will be changed to include:
                       Wednesdays >> open until 7 p.m.
                       Saturdays     >> public hours 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

For more information on the Commission, please visit their website or call them at 312-744-4111 or TTY: 312-744-1088. 

At the first hearing of the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity a number of CAFHA members and leaders testified. Below are links to video of their testimony and attached are the more extensive written comments that were submitted.

*CAFHA president and Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing executive director Kathy Clark

This semi-regular post highlights recent press coverage of CAFHA and its members.

*The Chicago Journal has a great article on CAFHA's Fair Housing Month event, complete with photos. 

May 14. 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact Rob Breymaier at (708) 207-3158
or Kathy Clark at (312) 347-7600 x13 for comment

Senator Dick Durbin Accepts South Suburban Housing Center’s 2008 Fair Housing Achievement Award

CAFHA's annual Fair Housing Month event this past Tuesday (April 29th) was a smashing success. Roughly 60 folks attended the standing-room-only event at Access Living (thanks AL!). A full review including photos and videos from the panel discussion will be posted in the next few days.

Today through May 15th, 2008, CHAC will be accepting applications for the waiting list for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). After the registration period closes, eligible applicants will be selected through a lottery for the 40,000 waiting list spots.

Those interested in applying can do so online at http://www.rentbetter.org or at any one of the below locations. If you have trouble while applying for a Housing Choice Voucher, please contact CAFHA through the form on this site.

After Updating ByLaws, a Smaller Board of Directors and More Nimble Organization
by Jasmine Brewer

The Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance has updated its structure, adapting the organization in order to have a significant impact on the fair housing community.