Opening the Door - How Evictions Impact Chicago Renters & Neighborhoods

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!