Fragmentation & Silo-Ing--an Inventory

Note: The following lists are not exhaustive but are meant to be a discussion tool.

City of Evanston Housing-Related Committees, Commissions, Etc.

• Dept. of Community Development--Staff
• City Council—Council members
• Planning & Development Committee—Council members
• Housing Sub-Committee of the Planning & Development Committee—Council members
• Combined Plan Commission & Zoning Board of Appeals--Volunteers
• Housing & Community Development Committee--Volunteers
• Reparations Committee--Volunteers
• Social Services Committee--Volunteers
• Equity & Empowerment Commission--Volunteers
• 1st Ward Housing Committee(s)--Volunteers
• Task Force on Gentrification & Displacement/Here to Stay (Human Services Committee)--??
• Affordable Housing Plan Steering Committee--??

Who Is Doing What on Housing?

Local Entities Working on Housing
 
Government Bodies

• City of Evanston
• Cook County

 
Advocacy Groups & Non-Profits

• Connections for the Homeless
• Impact Behavioral Health
• YWCA
• McGaw YMCA
• Open Communities
• Family Promise
• Interfaith Action of Evanston
• CJE
• Reba Place Development Corporation
• Communities of Faith (UCE et al)
• Leagues of Women Voters
• Rotary Club—Lighthouse
• CPAH
• Land Trusts
• Check Evanston Cares

 
Private Developers

• Housing Opportunity Development Corporation

Evergreen Realtors

Grassroots Groups in Municipalities Other than Evanston

• Arlington Heights
• Glenview
• Wilmette
• Deerfield
• Northbrook
• Morton Grove
• Skokie
• Palatine

 
State-Level Entities Working on Housing
 
Government/Quasi-Government Bodies

• Illinois Department of Human Services
• Illinois Housing Development Authority
• New Interagency Council on Homelessness

 
Advocacy Groups

• Housing Action Illinois
• Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
• Illinois Partners for Human Services
• Illinois Housing Council
• Supportive Housing Providers Association
• Corporation for Supportive Housing
• Metropolitan Tenants Organizations

Housing-Related Actions Underway
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Buildings  under Development or Consideration

• Emerson—34 for very low income, 17 for moderate to middle income
• Walchirk--TBD
• Vogue—12 units through IHO
• 100 Chicago Ave.—5 units through IHO
• CJE—60 affordable units
• Impact Behavioral Health Development—in Skokie
• 1012-1034 Chicago Ave—11 units through IHO
• Others to be listed
  

 
Local Legislation under Consideration

• 3-Unrelated Rule
• Owner Occupancy
• IHO
• Equity Review of Zoning Code

 
Housing-Related Programs under Development

• Reparations Home-Ownership Program
• Housing Allies
• Tenant Workshops
• Rental Assistance—County, State, Evanston
• 5th Ward TIF

 
Homelessness Efforts Underway

• Funding for Shelter—County, Other
• Collaborative Plans to Create Emergency Shelter
• Supportive Housing Campaign
• Evanston Coalition to End Homelessness

State-Level Legislation Being Implemented

Omnibus Bill:

• Property tax incentive program for AH investment
• Stronger Affordable Housing Planning & Appeals Act
• COVID-19 AH Grants program

COVID-19 Emergency Housing Act:

• Revisions to rental assistance programs
• Sealing of COVID-period eviction records
• Temporary protections for homeowners
  

Other legislation:

• Rental Housing Support Program Eligibility
• Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program Improvements
• Feminine Hygiene Products in Homeless Shelters
• Community Colleges and Affordable Housing
• Housing is Recovery Pilot Program
• Delinquent Tax Repayment Loan Fund
• Pets in Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund Properties
• Higher Education Liaison for Students Experiencing Homelessness
• Affordable Utilities for All Families
• Addressing Discrimination in Home Loan Modifications
• Abandoned and Neglected Properties/Tax Sale Penalty Bids

Planning Processes—City of Evanston
 
Comprehensive Plan—RFP is out
Strategic Plan—RFP is out
Affordable Housing Plan--??
TIF Planning--??
Reparations Planning--??
Here to Stay Committee--??
Shelter System Planning—in process
Equitable Zoning Review