Chicago Politics

Chicago Housing Crisis

Program Air Date: 06/16/2024

Program Overview

In this episode of Chicago Politics, host Hugo Balta speaks with Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th Ward and chair of the Committee on Housing and Real Estate, about the City’s housing crisis. Lead Correspondent Samantha Lampkin visits residents of Woodlawn to talk about the failed band-aid solutions of the past. In the Voices segment, small business owner Chamille Weddington shares her lived experience about the critical need for investing in Chicago’s historically underserved communities.