Actions Panel
Opening the Door - How Evictions Impact Chicago Renters & Neighborhoods
When and where
Date and time
Location
Austin Town Hall 5610 West Lake Street Chicago, IL 60644
Map and directions
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Description
Join us and our community partners in announcing the release of Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing's (LCBH) latest policy report: Opening the Door. Our report analyzes 170,000 eviction filings in Chicago from 2010 through 2017 and finds troubling disparities in the number and distribution of evictions.
Event highlights
Welcome -- George N. Miller, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer for The Loretto Hospital
Presentation of data portal & report -- Mark Swartz, Executive Director, LCBH
Response Panel -- Guests include:
- Moderator: Deborah E. Bennett, Senior Program Officer, Polk Bros. Foundation
- Peter Rosenblatt, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, Loyola University Chicago
- Anthony Simpkins, Managing Deputy Commissioner, Housing Bureau, Chicago Department of Planning and Development
- Taft West, Vice President, Chicago Community Loan Fund
- Frank Avellone, Senior Attorney and Policy Director, LCBH
- Diane Limas, Communities United
Audience Q & A
Austin Town Hall is steps from the CTA Green Line’s Central stop. Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. RSVP today!