Listen "Chicago Rents Are Out Of Control, Leaving Residents In The Lurch"
Episode Synopsis
A new report from WBEZ finds that the rise in rents in Chicago is rising faster than the rise in median household income. Whereas the latter has only risen 9% on average, rents in the city have gone up more than 28%. The result? Families are struggling to find an affordable place to call home. Reset digs into it with WBEZ data reporter Amy Qin and housing director of Impact for Equity Daniel Kay Hertz about where rents are going up the fastest, the slowest, and what options are left to residents trying to live within their means.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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