By a lopsided 30-18 vote, the City Council approved Johnson’s “green social housing” plan to create a city-owned, nonprofit developer that would issue $135 million in loans to developers who ...

Three days before his 2025 budget finally passed after tense negotiations, Johnson acknowledged a “seismic shift” at City Hall. “Look, I’m the first person to admit that the mayor’s ...

As Crain's Rachel Herzog and Justin Laurence reported in April, the Green Social Housing program would establish a city-run nonprofit to build and acquire residential buildings.

The council voted 30-18 to approve the mayor's so-called "green social housing plan," which would establish a nonprofit real estate development corporation under the Chicago Department of Housing.