The COVID-19 pandemic generated discussions in Illinois and all across the nation about the importance of affordable housing in new ways. This year, Illinois lawmakers introduced and passed several housing-related bills. On this episode, The Daily Line’s Joel Ebert discusses lawmakers’ work during the spring legislative session with Housing Action Illinois policy director Bob Palmer and Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago). In separate interviews, Palmer and Feigenholtz share their views of the various bills approved this year and look ahead at other housing-related issues that remain on their radars.
Comptroller Susana Mendoza on Illinois’ finances in 2022
Erin and Alex on Chicago government in 2021
Bill Cameron on a half-century of ward remaps
Assessor Fritz’s Kaegi’s reelection pitch
A year of redistricting in Illinois
Building safe and connected bike lanes in Chicagoland
Joe Ferguson on Chicago’s struggle for good government
Understanding Chicago’s finances and the 2022 budget
Analyzing Illinois’ new energy law
What would defunding CPD look like?
How to grow Chicago's dwindling tree canopy
Sam Toia on how to revive Chicago’s restaurant industry
The growing call for environmental justice in Chicago
Ethics reform and the Illinois legislature
Michael Shakman on the legacy of patronage in Chicago
The Debate Over an Elected School Board in Chicago
Civilian oversight of CPD: The Empowering Communities for Public Safety ordinance
The effort to end prison gerrymandering in Illinois
Incoming Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr.
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