Chicago s Invest South/West program will fund housing, businesses
By FOX 32 News Invest South/West program will fund housing, businesses
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was in North Lawndale on Monday to promote the next phase of the city s INVEST South/West program.
CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was in North Lawndale on Monday to promote the next phase of the city s INVEST South/West program.
The city is helping fund projects on the South and West sides that include affordable housing, gardens, restaurants and a museum. For many Black and Brown folks, homeownership has become an elusive pipe dream due to decades of discriminatory practices such as predatory loans, redlining, segregation and more, Lightfoot said in a statement. It is crucial that we address the modern-day manifestations of these practices by providing our residents with what they need to achieve homeownership which has time and time again proven to be a key indicator of future financial stability a