#629 Online: Rental Affordability in Chicago

Zoom @ 7pm

Rents have risen faster than incomes in Chicago in recent decades, leading to worsening rental affordability issues for residents across the city. Between 2000 and 2022, the number of neighborhoods considered “affordable” for low- and middle-income renters decreased, and the number of new units has fallen.

Amy Qin and Andjela Padejski have been analyzing these and other rental affordability issues in Chicago for recent reporting in WBEZ. They and their colleagues also created a Chicago Rent Time Machine to allow readers to explore historical rent data. In this presentation, they will discuss their reporting process and findings.

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6:30pm: ChiCommons/Chi Hack Night Pre-Party
Socialize, touch base, and share what you plan on doing at Chi Hack Night

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7:00pm - Livestream presentation
Announcements and feature presentation with Q&A

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8:00pm - Civic hacking
3-word intros, community announcements & breakout group pitches

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• Follow the agenda for Intros, announcements and breakout groups
• After intros and announcements, we will break out into learning and working groups

As always, our Code of Conduct will be in effect for this event.