Sidnee King

Jun 6, 2024 | nytimes.com | Sidnee King

In Illinois, more than 100 cities have laws that can penalize landlords and tenants when someone calls the police. Penalties range from fines to tenant evictions to shutting down rental properties. The laws can sometimes punish landlords or evict renters even when people living in a home have called 911 to report a crime committed against themselves.

May 15, 2024 | blockclubchicago.org | Sidnee King

CHATHAM — In October, the city’s top environmental official told City Council members that Chicago is “laser-focused on collaboration and bold solutions” to help homeowners battle flooding problems. Angela Tovar then pointed council members to the program RainReady, created in Chatham to provide grants to homeowners in the South Side neighborhood to install flood-control devices on their properties that can significantly reduce susceptibility to flooding.

May 8, 2024 | illinoisanswers.org | Sidnee King

In October, the city’s top environmental official told City Council members that Chicago is “laser-focused on collaboration and bold solutions” to help homeowners battle flooding problems. Angela Tovar then pointed council members to the program RainReady, created in Chatham to provide grants to homeowners in the South Side neighborhood to install flood-control devices on their properties that can significantly reduce susceptibility to flooding.

Feb 14, 2024 | blockclubchicago.org | Sidnee King

ENGLEWOOD — There’s not an important receipt that Nina Collier didn’t keep – especially when it came to her rent. The 50-year-old proudly maintained a system she called foolproof: She kept every invoice and record of payment tucked in a Bible at her apartment in Englewood, she said. If there was ever a question about whether she’d paid on time, Collier says she was ready to prove she did.

Feb 12, 2024 | illinoisanswers.org | Sidnee King

There’s not an important receipt that Nina Collier didn’t keep – especially when it came to her rent. The 50-year-old proudly maintained a system she called foolproof: She kept every invoice and record of payment tucked in a Bible at her apartment in Englewood, she said. If there was ever a question about whether she’d paid on time, Collier says she was ready to prove she did. “That’s something I don’t play about: My rent and my car note,” she told the Illinois Answers Project in an interview.