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Check out the latest news in the media about the work of the Interfaith Housing Center:

About the Interfaith Housing Center and North Suburban Civil Rights History:

Interfaith Housing Center: A Year in Review and a New Website by Sofia Resnick
Evanston Patch, November 8, 2010

North Shore couple honored by housing group by Pat Krochmal and Kenneth L. R. Patchen
Pioneer Press, May 6, 2010

Couple to get Interfaith award: They helped prevent eviction of grandmother, her adopted child by Kenneth L. R. Patchen
Pioneer Press, May 6, 2010

North suburban housing crisis the topic of Interfaith Housing meeting by Christopher Peterson
Pioneer Press, October 9, 2009

Interfaith Housing expands to meet needs by Christopher Peterson
Winnetka Talk, July 16, 2008

Interfaith Housing Center active on the North Shore by Margaret Feit Clarke
Winnetka Talk, October 23, 2008

Interfaith Honors Long-Time Housing Advocate, Winnetka Talk, September 11, 2008

Winnetka recalls King's speech here by Joanna Broder
Winnetka Talk, January 18, 2007

Winnetka activists to honor King's '65 visit by Dan Gibbard
Chicago Tribune, January 14, 2007

North Shore Activists Remember King
Chicago Public Radio, Eight-Forty-Eight, January 12, 2007

Affordable Housing & Civil Rights Advocacy:

Association of Realtors report opposes affordable housing plan by John Huston
TribLocal Winnetka-Northfield, April 26, 2011

Leaving Winnetka: Lack of affordable houses helps push families out by John Huston
TribLocal Winnetka-Northfield, April 19, 2011

Residents, trustees struggle with lack of consensus on affordable housing by John Huston
TribLocal Winnetka-Northfield, April 14, 2011

Affordable Housing in Winnetka: Supporters and Opponents by Sara Fay
Winnetka-Glencoe Patch, April 12, 2011

Affordable Housing In Winnetka by Chicago Tonight Video
WTTW, Chicago Tonight hosted by Phil Ponce, April 6, 2011

Sermon urges Winnetka to back affordable housing: Retired pastor speaks out in favor of controversial plan by Megan Twohey
Chicago Tribune, April 3, 2011. For the sermon, by the Rev. Paul S. Allen, Pastor Emeritus, Winnetka Congregational Church: Audio and Print

Winnetka's Affordable Housing Plan Divides Village: on-line version, inset on Henry Lloyd Demarest: "No tenements for some and castles for others", and print version, with more photos and graphs by Lisa Black
Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2011

Housing diversity plan resurrected by Sofia Resnick
Winnetka-Glencoe Patch, September 14, 2010

Speakers decry lack of affordable housing language in Northbrook plan by Todd Shields
Pioneer Press, April 9, 2010

Review committee wants more focus on affordable housing, stormwater by Todd Shields
Pioneer Press, February 23, 2010

Meeks returns to familiar ground in school-funding fight by Karen Berkowitz
Pioneer Press, December 1, 2009

North Shore education advocacy group aims to educate its own by Melissa Tussing
Medill Reports, November 17, 2009

Equity lawsuit gains allies by Karen Berkowitz
Pioneer Press, October 29, 2009

Guest Essay: Don't make salary sole factor for housing by Brendan Saunders
Glencoe News, July 16, 2009

Study Eyes Area Immigrant Impact by Tom Robb
Glenview Journal Online, July 1, 2009

Meeks' protest last year inspires forum on educational funding by Katie Okun
Winnetka Talk, May 21, 2009

New Trier discussion to focus on future of public education by Tara Malone
Chicago Tribune, May 13, 2009

Guest Essay: Protect Housing Options by Margaret Feit Clarke
Glenview Announcements, May 15, 2008

Reclaiming the concept of affordability for low-income families who need it most by Gail Schechter
Shelterforce, issue #133 January/February 2004

Locally and Regionally, Affordable Housing Matters by Gail Schechter and Karen Chavers
Evanston RoundTable, March 27, 2002

Is Affordable Housing in Evanston an Oxymoron? by Beth Demes
Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 1, 2001

Fair Housing:

Citizens United to Learn About Accessible Housing by Seth Putnam
Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch, April 15, 2011

Attempting to Eradicate Housing Discrimination by Seth Putnam
Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch, April 13, 2011

Housing Study: Municipalities urged to reach out to immigrant residents by Nick Katz
Pioneer Press, January 31, 2011

Housing Group: Immigrants, Villages Must Communicate Better to Minimize Conflicts by Michelle Martin
Evanston Patch, January 31, 2011

Highland Park writing workshop aids Latinas: Community Writing Project led by UIC researcher by Georgia Garvey
Chicago Tribune, December 9, 2009

Guest Essay: Tips on housing rights by Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs and North Shore-Barrington Association of Realtors
Pioneer Press, April 23, 2009

Condo project lawsuit settled by Ken Goze
Wilmette Life, January 22, 2009
See also Interfaith's Press Release for details

Highwood landlords settle housing discrimination charge by Kenneth Patchen
Highland Park News, August 21, 2008

Highwood landlord to pay $7,500 in rental discrimination case
Chicago Tribune, August 12, 2008

"Still Separate and Unequal," Testimony Before National Fair Housing Commission
National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), July 16, 2008

Compromise on taxi parking OK by Kathy Routliffe
Skokie Review, November 8, 2007

Skokie modifies taxi parking rules: Threatened suit by cabdrivers is put on hold by Deborah Horan and Andrew Schroedter
Chicago Tribune, November 6, 2007

Plan B offered for affordable housing by Lisa Black
Chicago Tribune, March 24, 2006

Condo idea worries low-paid workers: Highwood complex only option for many by Lisa Black
Chicago Tribune, October 6, 2005

Preventing Foreclosure & Predatory Loans:

Foreclosure Crisis Hitting Affluent Suburbs by Adam Wren
Make It Better, October 2010

No one should be hit with hidden fees when buying a home by Jasmine S. Brewer
Chicago Tribune, August 19, 2010

Evanston to buy up, fix up foreclosed homes: Federal funds to be used to convert properties to affordable housing by Brian Cox
Chicago Tribune, May 19, 2010

Foreclosure rates climb in middle and upper class areas by Janeen Winn
Medill Reports, November 12, 2009

Foreclosures Moving From Inner City To Suburbs by Derrick Blakley
CBS2 News, broadcast November 4, 2009

Home is where the fight is: Affordable-housing advocates see opportunity for policy change amid the foreclosure crisis by Lisa Black
Chicago Tribune, October 16, 2009

Illinois Gov Quinn Fights Problem of Foreclosed Homes by John Cutts
Real Estate Pro, April 15, 2009

Surge in foreclosures has counselors swamped by Karen Berkowitz
Evanston Review, April 9, 2009

"Up-front Payments for Mortgage Help Are Illegal" and "City Works to Stem Foreclosures" by Mary Helt Gavin
Evanston Roundtable, April 14, 2009

Help for Homeowners at Risk of Foreclosure by Mary Helt Gavin
Evanston Roundtable, November 12, 2008

Evanston faces foreclosure crisis by Karen Berkowitz
Evanston Review, October 16, 2008

Loan restructuring help possible for some borrowers by Karen Berkowitz
Evanston Review, October 16, 2008

No Funds for Predatory Lending ("News Tips") by Curtis Black
Community Media Workshop, July 1, 2008

Law Requires home-loan advice for some by Kenneth Patchen
Evanston Review, July 1, 2008

Family members leave area resident with home headaches by Andrew Schneider
Park Ridge News, June 19, 2008

Mortgage Gap Hits Evanston Hard by Karen Berkowitz
Evanston Review, May 15, 2008

Suburban Mortgage Gap by Matt Miller
Chicago Reporter, March 2008

Bad loans pain Evanston by Lolly Bowean
Chicago Tribune, November 16, 2005

Homesharing:

Homesharing Program Celebrates 25 Years by Sofia Resnick
Evanston Patch, September 9, 2010

Rent Out a Room: And Make $5,000... or more by Jacqueline Grossmann
Bottom Line/Personal, June 1, 2009

Is the Future Going Down the Drain? Baby Boomers Going Bust by Alexander Zaitchik
AlterNet, March 6, 2009

Homesharing is helping retirees save by Barbara Basler
AARP Bulletin Today, September 19, 2008

Homes at Risk, Owners Take in Boarders by John Leland
The New York Times, July 16, 2008

Home-sharing can trim costs by Jane Adler
Chicago Tribune, March 2, 2008

Help is phone call, Internet search away: Determining where to get help is first step by Jane Adler
Chicago Tribune, February 10, 2008

Homesharing and How House Sharing Works by Stephanie Fosnight
Pioneer Press, November 1, 2007

Women Turn to Alternative Housing to Meet Retirement Needs by Lisa Scherzer
Smart Money, September 21, 2007

Wanted: Great Housemates by Sarah Mahoney
AARP: The Magazine, July & August 2007

A father, a son, a friend and a promise by Barbara Mahany
Chicago Tribune, June 17, 2007

Homesharing Offers a Double Benefit by Jane Adler
Special to the Tribune, Published May 23, 2004

Room For A Deal by Rob Johnson
Broadcast on WLS radio, Nov. 2, 2002

Contact Info

Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs
614 Lincoln Avenue
Winnetka, Illinois 60093-2308
Phone: (847) 501-5760
FAX: (847) 501-5722
E-mail: ihcns@interfaithhousingcenter.org

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