Illinois Housing Development Authority

Irina Riggenbach recently was selected to participate in the third cohort of the Next Generation Building Initiative, a statewide program led by the Illinois Housing Development Authority and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

After two previous deferrals, a divided Peoria City Council voted to greenlight the proposal from GRO Community that will turn an empty building on the South Side into a 12-bedroom transitional residence for formerly incarcerated men.

Through two separate state grant awards, the City of Peoria is receiving $500,000 for a home repairs program and another $1.36 million to continue addressing auto-related crimes.

The head of a relatively new Peoria nonprofit hopes a state grant of close to $1 million will spark investor interest in a proposed affordable housing development with a clean energy component on the city’s South Side.

Phoenix Community Development Services built the 16-unit building at 205 NE Madison Ave. for young adults experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness or who have a disabling behavioral health condition.

Phoenix Community Development Services on Monday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Madison Apartments II at 210 NE Madison Ave., drawing a large crowd of supporters, community leaders and elected officials.

Peoria officials will use a state grant to turn downtown office space in the central Illinois community into subsidized housing for the homeless.The…

Illinois has awarded more than $22.5 million in federal tax credits to help fund 20 new affordable housing developments.The Illinois Housing Development…

CHICAGO (AP) - A new program will help some Illinois homeowners who are underwater on their mortgages to refinance and reduce the amount of money they…

After the recent economic downturn, many Illinois communities were left with a significant number of abandoned houses. Cook County alone is estimated to…