Chicago Tiny House News Today

The 500-square-foot tiny homes will comprise a “micro-neighborhood” of two to five city-owned lots, with about two to four homes per lot.

Can tiny homes combat homelessness in Chicago? Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new budget follows lead of other cities.

Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara told the City Council Friday the program will launch on city-owned land to eliminate land acquisition costs.

There has been talk for years about the housing strategy here, and now Mayor Lori Lightfoot is proposing a pilot program.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

After 10,000 Votes, 10 Winners Will Receive $25K to Scale Their Efforts to Fight Injustice Expensify.org, a charity founded by the preaccounting platform Expensify, today announced the 10 winners

click to enlarge Gay For Good Chicagos most recently brought volunteers to Cradles to Crayons, an organization that works to provide children in poverty with essential items. Bridging the cultural gap between Chicago’s LGBTQ+ individuals and the greater community sometimes starts with a simple act of giving back, like volunteering at a food pantry or cleaning up the debris at Osterman Beach on the city’s far north side. Gay For Good (G4G) Chicago—part of a national netw...