• Michael McDevitt
    SEP 25, 2025
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    Housing committee approves package of anti-gentrification pilot programs for area surrounding Obama Presidential Center

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    Ald. Desmon Yancy (5) is pictured during a City Council meeting in May 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Wednesday approved an ordinance that would establish multiple programs to prevent gentrification and displacement of residents who live in the area near where the Obama Presidential Center is being built.

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