Housing advocates want the government to perform a full civil rights review to assess any potential harm, and are seeking compensation for alleged damages.
Advocates are suing the Chicago Housing Authority over plans to lease a former affordable housing site to the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.People who are upset about plans to lease the site of the former ABLA homes to the Chicago Fire Football Club gathered on Tuesday.
"It's supposed to be for the public interest, and what's the best public use of that land? Soccer fields for a few, or housing for those who need it the most?" said Lugenia Burns Hope Center Executive Director Roderick Wilson.The two-story, 53,000 square-foot center will occupy the 23-acre site of the former ABLA Homes housing complex.
The Fire will finance the $80 million project and pump another $8 million into nearby CHA housing and community spaces.
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