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Open Communities, an Evanston-based housing advocacy nonprofit, hosted its inaugural “Walk/Roll the Redline” fundraising event Saturday afternoon. The walk began at Twiggs Park and followed a route in Evanston’s 5th Ward.  Open Communities CEO Cheryl Lawrence said the event was organized in honor of the 56th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. The goal of...

Tenants and landlords faced with a welter of federal, state and other fair housing rules can find help navigating through that thicket, housing advocates

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Fair housing agency Open Communities is working to set up Evanston residents who have fallen behind in their mortgage payments with support through the Illinois Emergency Homeowners Assistance Fund.  The Daily spoke with Cheryl Lawrence, the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, to learn more about how the fund works and how Open Communities is reaching residents....

HOPE Fair Housing Center, Open Communities, South Suburban Housing Center along with the National Fair Housing Alliance and 17 other local fair housing organizations throughout the country, reached a landmark $53 million agreement with Fannie Mae to resolve a case arising from allegations that Fannie Mae treated foreclosed homes in communities of color unfavorably.