ILLINOIS--(ENEWSPF)--November 25, 2016. The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit this week against the village of Tinley Park, Illinois, alleging that the suburb of Chicago violated the Fair Housing Act when it refused to approve a low-income housing development in response to race-based community opposition.
The suit alleges that in 2015, the Buckeye Community Hope Foundation sought to build a 47-unit apartment complex for low-income individuals just outside of Tinley Park’s downtown. The project would be financed through Low Income Housing Tax Credits administered by the Illinois Housing and Development Authority. The suit . . .
