Abundant Housing Illinois

05/18/2026

Our May Housing Happy Hour is on Monday, May 18! We looking forward to discussing housing affordability at Beermiscuous with the People’s 32nd. 🏘️

Join the People's 32nd and Abundant Housing IL on Monday, May 18 at Beermiscuous for an engaging discussion on housing affordability in our neighborhoods and beyond! As housing gets harder to find and even more difficult to afford, we’ll explore progressive and YIMBY policy solutions.

05/15/2026

"Illinois is lacking 225,000 housing units and this is causing real suffering in real communities and real people's lives." AHIL Lead Jack Warren on Fox 32 talking about why passing the BUILD package is so important.

05/15/2026

Four mayors representing towns big and small, suburban and rural, wrote an op-ed supporting Governor Pritzker's BUILD Plan. They describe how our housing shortage is hurting families everywhere, and how local governments can’t solve this statewide crisis alone.

"Nothing about this is radical. What is radical is continuing to do nothing while working families cannot find housing or afford to put down roots in the communities they want to live in. The state has a plan. Let’s let them get to work." 🏘️

An entire generation of young people is beginning to see homeownership as a dream that’s out of reach.

05/13/2026

370 N Morgan is looking good today. 🥵
494 homes coming soon! 🌇

05/10/2026

1,987 homes were approved in last week's Zoning Committee meeting. AHIL members were in attendance to give public comment in support of many of the projects. 💪🏗️

Under new chair Ald. Gilbert Villegas, the committee greenlit residential developments in the West Loop, Near North Side, Avondale and elsewhere.

05/09/2026

566 Van Buren construction update 👀

05/07/2026

Multiple AHIL members were quoted in support of the 68 homes proposed for a strip mall in Bucktown. 💪

The project, which faces both strong opposition and support from neighbors, was deferred at Wednesday’s zoning hearing but will “likely” come up for a vote this month, Ald. Scott Waguespack said.

05/06/2026

There’s a lot to love about the latest proposal for the Emanuel Congregation redevelopment. 🌇

Developers previously pitched two buildings with housing and retail for Emanuel Congregation’s Sheridan Road property. They've since updated the proposal after hearing from neighbors and congregants.

05/01/2026

“It’s going to take a lot more than a village to fix our housing crisis.”

Great write-up by AHIL member Richard Day in A City That Works on why individual cities can’t solve a regional crisis, and how the Illinois Municipal League is actively working to block the kinds of reforms we need to address it.

Local control has meant years of inaction while costs rise and housing falls further out of reach.

It’s time for the Illinois Legislature to pass the BUILD plan. 🏘️

It’s going to take a lot more than a village to fix our housing crisis

04/30/2026

Jared Fritz, a Champaign resident and lead with CUrbanism Club, published an op-ed in support of Governor Pritzker’s BUILD plan!

He makes the case clearly. Illinois’ housing shortage is a statewide problem, and most cities are not doing enough to allow more homes, even as 82% of residents want the Legislature to take action on housing costs.

The BUILD plan meets the moment by making it easier to build more housing across Illinois and ensuring no community is left behind. 🏘️

Champaign's latest Housing Needs Analysis calls for 7,000 new units by 2035 to meet growing demand, roughly two new homes every day between now and then, Jared Fritz writes.

04/29/2026

The Illinois Senate is in session and needs to hear YOUR support for addressing the housing shortage. Ask your state senator today to support the .illinois.gov BUILD plan!

Use our action network page to call and show support for new homes TODAY: bit.ly/3OzxA2m