Abundant Housing Illinois
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We advocate for housing abundance and sustainable, inclusive cities in Illinois. http://abundanthousingil.bsky.social Join Us 🤝 https://bit.ly/AHIL-newsletter
A new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute found that Illinois faces a shortage of 227,000 homes, and must double current construction rates to build 45,000 homes annually for the next 5 years 🏗️🏘️ chicagotribune.com/2025/06/24/ill…
Our next abundant housing happy hour is only two days away! We look forward to seeing everyone at One Lake Brewing in Oak Park this Thursday, 7/24. 😊🏘️ eventbrite.com/e/abundant-hou…
Last week, Chicago passed an ordinance on a 50-0 vote that will transform housing development in the city. You can now build housing without parking on a majority of residential property in the city! Here's the interactive map misterclean.github.io/chicago-parkin…
Kudos to the Chicago City Council for passing an incredibly positive housing reform. Good stuff. More like this please. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
🚨 HOUSING WIN 🚨 Today, the Chicago City Council eliminated costly parking mandates for all residential zones located near CTA and Metra stops. 🥳 This important reform will lower construction costs and make it easier to build new homes across almost all of Chicago. 🏘️
AHIL member Danny's LTE defending ADUs was published in today's edition of the Chicago Sun Times! 🏘️ Danny makes the case that more neighbors mean stronger communities, not more problems, and that Southwest Side neighborhoods are ready for this common-sense housing solution.
Our July abundant housing happy hour is only a few days away! We look forward to seeing everyone in Oak Park on Thursday, July 24th. 🏘️ eventbrite.com/e/abundant-hou…
"Aldermen approved an ordinance that makes it simpler to waive mandatory parking rules for developments near public transit, a move that could lower costs and increase housing availability. Some experts say such reforms can boost homebuilding by 40-70%." chicagotribune.com/2025/07/18/gra…
We can’t wait to celebrate our Chicago parking reform win at our next happy hour in *checks notes* Oak Park next week! 🥳 See you there! 🚇🏘️😊 eventbrite.com/e/abundant-hou…
Thank you, Gil! 🏘️
Today, I voted YES for the Additional Dwelling Unit Ordinance (ADU) in the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. The City of Chicago needs to utilize every tool it can to develop more housing. I look forward to its passage at City Council. Aside from the ADU,…
Today, the Zoning Committee voted 13-7 to allow ADUs citywide! 🥳🏘️👏 But we're not across the finish line yet. ‼️ The City Council still has to vote on Wednesday. Between now and 10 AM tomorrow, please call your alderperson if they're on one of the two lists below. ☎️
🚨 HOUSING WIN 🚨 The Chicago Zoning Committee just approved Sterling Bay's 1840 N Marcey development, which would bring 590 homes, including 20% designated affordable, to an underutilized site in one of Chicago's most high-resource neighborhoods. 🏗️🌆
"At a time when our city’s tradespeople are struggling for consistent work, 1840 N Marcey will generate thousands of union construction jobs." - Bob Reiter (Chicago Federation of Labor) and Micheal Macellaio (Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades)
🚨 On Wednesday, Chicago city council will consider an ordinance that will re-legalize coach houses and other accessory dwelling units. I’m not sure if we have the votes for it yet. Please call your alderman’s office tomorrow and voice support for ADUs! Help especially needed…
WOW! We have already blown past our goal of 2,000 ADU supporters! 😲😲😍😍🏘️🏘️
We'll be venturing out to Oak Park for our next Abundant Housing Happy Hour! We hope to see you at One Lake Brewing on Thursday, July 24th. 🍻 🏘️ Please RSVP if you plan to attend. eventbrite.com/e/abundant-hou…
🚨IMPORTANT UPDATE🚨 The Broadway rezoning hearing has been POSTPONED and will NOT be heard at next week’s Zoning Committee meeting. 😭 That being said, there are many other CRITICAL agenda items, including ADUs and 1840 N Marcey, so your attendance is still highly encouraged!