All updates
- Bluesky · Tonight at 6pm virtually, Ald. Curtis will provide an update on the Ford City development. The most recent version of this proposal contained no new homes or mixed-use, only an industrial campus. taftlaw.zoom.us/j/91990286192
- Bluesky · "Chicago’s 3,916 new units ranked just ahead of Omaha, Nebraska (at 3,776). Suburban Cook County permitted just 1,053 units in 2025."
- Bluesky · Oak Park has been suffering from a propaganda campaign about their proposed zoning changes, and the people living there are being told their homes will be demolished. This is not true, despite what a viral video claims. www.chicagobusiness.com/real-estate/...
Bluesky · We are here at a packed house in Oak Park for the first information session over Shape Oak Park, a “strategic update of the zoning code to create more opportunities for Missing Middle Housing”.- Bluesky · "Under the city’s comprehensive plan, low-density uses are called for. That means dwellings are encouraged to fall between 0-4 units/acre. The proposed development calls for 4.4 units/acre, however."
- Bluesky · Oswego has a proposal for single-family and townhomes on an open parcel between a high school and existing multiplexes. '“I think what we’re looking for is a design that is a little more open, rather than so dense,” Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Charlie Pajor said during the meeting.'
- Bluesky · Go to oak-park.us/ShapeOakPark or attend the first of a series of community meetings to learn about the Shape Oak Park proposal, expanding housing options throughout the Village! 6:30-8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14 Community Recreation Center, 229 Madison St., Oak Park, IL
- Bluesky · Yes in God's Backyard? Find out more about how Illinois can build housing on land owned by faith-based organizations: abundanthousingillinois.org/resources/ye...
Bluesky · Oak Park is rewriting its zoning code and wants to hear from you.
Open houses run through 9/24 — start here:
Mon 9/14, 6:30 PM: Community Rec Center
Sat 9/19, 10 AM: Farmers Market & 1 PM: Main Library
Yes Oak Park is leading pro-housing turnout: facebook.com/groups/yesoakpark
Bluesky · We are very excited for @nitachicago.bsky.social to exercise it's new authority and mandate to develop transit-supportive land use!
Bluesky · Need an intro to how zoning works in Chicago? @metroplanning.bsky.social is hosting four info sessions at @chipublib.bsky.social locations this fall. The first one is tonight at the Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch!- Bluesky · "Single-stair buildings are 1 commonsense strategy, especially considering what other cities and states have done," Ald. Martin said. "Chicago is increasingly out of steps with peers." We advocate for single stair in small multifamily buildings because they are safe and allow more bedrooms.
Bluesky · Evanston's Land Use Commission will be considering 360 new homes at their meeting tomorrow night. 36 homes will be set aside for for those earning up to 60% of the area median income. Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | 7:00 PM
Lorraine H. Morton City Hall, 909 Davis Street, Suite 240- Bluesky · Our September housing happy hour is on Tuesday, Sept 15 — 6–8 PM on the patio at Southport Betty's. Come meet Patrick Gilsenan (32nd Ward candidate) and hear from Drake Warren. Free food, free RSVP, and we're fundraising for Patrick. RSVP: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
Bluesky · Kelly: more development means more people sharing the city's property tax bill www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/02/l...- Bluesky · The alderman is collecting feedback on these 40 proposed homes here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Bluesky · Our next happy hour is on Sunday, July 26, at Half Sour, with South Loop Urbanists and @metroabundance.bsky.social Metropolitan Abundance Project. Members and future members should stop by. Thank you MAP for sponsoring an open bar! Optionally RSVP on our Zeffy page: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
- Bluesky · “We can no longer ignore the housing shortage,” said Adani Sanchez, a Champaign resident and member of the @curbanism.bsky.social. “And saying no to new homes is not the way to start making the steep steep steps that we have to make, to make sure that everyone has what they need.”
Bluesky · There's one day left for 48th Ward residents to fill out the feedback for for 603 new homes (including 120 affordable homes as required under ARO) in Edgewater: the48thward.org/zoning-feedb...
Bluesky · We’re glad that Ald. Martin’s substitute ordinance to refine some city rules that make affordable housing more expensive to build passed the Housing Committee today.- Bluesky · Come meet us on Sat., 7/18/26, 11am-3pm at Gyrls in the H.O.O.D. Foundation (605 E 71st St) for the Better Chicago Resource Fair. Stop by, connect w/local orgs working to bring more affordable homes & thriving local businesses to the South Side RSVP here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
- Bluesky · "Legislators in several states have introduced or passed bills that prohibit municipalities from unduly restricting homeowners who want to rent spare rooms to nonfamily members. Sponsors in Pennsylvania and Connecticut actually call them Golden Girls bills, and they’ve drawn bipartisan support."
Bluesky · “Stable housing is about more than having a roof over your head. It provides a foundation for independence and long-term security. Poupard Place in Northbrook embodies that promise,” said Rep. Brad Schneider. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...- Bluesky · "Judge Cohen wrote that the neighbors and property owners failed to show how they were prejudiced or deprived of their “constitutionally protectable property interests.” The judge said a zoning classification is not a protected interest for property owners or owners of adjacent property.
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Reform the rules
Back zoning reform and streamlined permitting so more homes are legal to build, especially near transit and jobs.
Educate & engage
Turn out residents to the meetings that matter and make it easy to take a pro-housing position on local projects.
Build partnerships
Work with neighbors, labor, faith groups, and builders toward a shared abundant-housing agenda.
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