r/chicagoyimbys↗
Make no little plans. Housing news & notes from the Chicago region. Yes In My Backyard. Join Abundant Housing Illinois to advocate for more homes and a more affordable, inclusive Chicago. (Note: r/chicagoyimbys is not an official site of AHIL. Views expressed here may not reflect those of Abundant Housing Illinois, the local chapter of YIMBY Action.)
7.5k subscribers33 posts / mo in Sep 202628 authors / mosince 2023
r/chicagoyimbys has 7.5k members. It gets about 33 posts a month from 28 people. Top topics: City Council and Zoning Updates, Urban Development Projects and Downtown Developments.
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- City Council and Zoning Updates6.5%
- Urban Development Projects5.5%
- Downtown Developments2.9%
- Chicago Uptown Developments2.1%
- Affordable Housing Crisis1.4%
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- Substack
- Eventbrite
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Chicago Tribune
- Streetsblog
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