CHA Commissioner Debra Parker drops lawsuit against the housing authority, ending fight to keep voucher

CHA Commissioner Debra Parker drops lawsuit against the housing authority, ending fight to keep voucher

Longtime Chicago Housing Authority Board Commissioner Debra Parker dropped her lawsuit Friday against the housing authority and interim CHA leader Matthew Brewer, ending her fight to keep her housing voucher.Parker recently sued in Cook County Circuit Court, asking a judge to take emergency action to prevent the immediate revocation of the housing subsidy. She alleged that CHA administrators unfairly decided to stop paying much of the rent for a…

CHA Commissioner Debra Parker ends fight to keep housing voucher, may resign from board

Longtime Chicago Housing Authority Board Commissioner Debra Parker dropped her lawsuit Friday against the housing authority and interim CHA leader Matthew Brewer, ending her fight to keep her housing voucher and hinting that she may resign from her board seat. Parker recently sued in Cook County Circuit Court, asking a judge to take emergency action to prevent the immediate revocation of the housing subsidy. She alleged that CHA administrators u…