Chicago Residents Unionize to Fight Possible Displacement, Rent Hikes over Obama Presidential Center | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

Chicago residents unionize to fight possible displacement, rent hikes over Obama Presidential Center – FOX News

Many residents currently pay between $700 and $800 a month in rent. Some say they have lived in the building for 30 or 40 years and fear they will not be able to find comparable housing in Woodlawn if rents rise or the property is redeveloped. Tenants say they have been offered $2,000 per household to move out.

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Chicago residents unionize to fight possible displacement, rent hikes over Obama Presidential Center

Residents of Chicago's Chaney Braggs Apartments have formed a tenant union to fight displacement they say is driven by the Obama Presidential Center's development.

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Chicagoans Unite: Battling Displacement and Rent Hikes Amid Obama Presidential Center Developments - Internewscast Journal

Chicago tenants form a union to combat eviction amid development pressures from the Obama Presidential Center.

Chicago residents unionize to fight possible displacement, rent hikes over Obama Presidential Center – Democratic Accent

Chicago residents in rent-controlled housing near a site being constructed to honor former President Barack Obama have reportedly unionized in response to the controversial project. Residents of a longtime Woodlawn apartment building organized to resist possible displacement and rent increases they say are being driven by development pressure surrounding the Obama Presidential Center.  Tenants at the Chaney Braggs Apartments rallied earlier this…