Residents will return to the former Julia C. Lathrop Homes complex in September, just 11 months after developers and the Chicago Housing Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony signaling the public ...

On June 16, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Congress passed legislation creating the Public Works Administration, a key component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. The PWA’s ...

For years, dozens of Lathrop's buildings stood nearly or entirely empty as the riverside neighborhood around them gentrified. Credit: Jason Reblando A lottery for those who want to live in the newly ...

A former public housing complex has undergone a major rehab that complements its historic architecture with redesigned floor plans and modern finishes. The 34-acre Lathrop apartment community opened ...

Lathrop Homes is a unique public housing development. It sits on the banks of the Chicago River. The historic low rises are close to the North Side neighborhood of Lincoln Park. Inside Lathrop ...

Community housing advocates and religious leaders staged a sit-in Sunday afternoon at the Julia Lathrop Homes to protest a redevelopment project that will eliminate hundreds of low-income units at the ...

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