Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to call for a vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would legalize accessory dwelling units across ...

Illinois needs 227,000 new homes to meet demand. Experts say smart, bipartisan reforms can boost supply — if lawmakers are ...

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

“Last year homelessness increased 116% in the state of Illinois,” Doug Kenshol, co-founder of the Illinois Shelter Alliance, ...

Governors Janet Mills of Maine, JB Pritzker of Illinois, and Maura Healey of Massachusetts have all bemoaned home shortages ...

I read Josh VanderBerg’s recent column, “Everything Is Housing,” [Viewpoints, July 9] with great interest and considerable agreement. His sense of urgency is not misplaced. We are both deeply ...

Hostels conjure up a certain vibe that one may not necessarily associate with a community the size of Champaign-Urbana. We ...

Many who’ve been through restrictive housing attest to extreme isolation and confinement in small, dark, windowless cells.

Creative solutions to build more affordable housing in the United States can be found in places such as your state and your ...

Central and Southern Illinois are deeply familiar with the growing need for affordable housing. Across the state, more than 289,000 affordable rental homes are needed to meet the needs of ...

Amid housing crisis, task force could look to expand community land trusts in Illinois. ... This task force bill passed out of the Illinois House housing committee on a partisan 10-3 vote.

It’s called the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit (House Bill 1147 / Senate Bill 62). It’s a state tax credit that would attract private investment into affordable housing developments.