'We Know Promises Were Broken': Cabrini-Green After Demolition City Cast Chicago

Last week, we explored the history of disinvestment and displacement at Cabrini-Green, Chicago’s infamous public housing complex on the Near North Side. The city began demolishing the high-rises in the 1990s, and the last one went down in 2011. But former Cabrini-Green residents are still fighting for what the city promised them: a chance to return to their community. Host Jacoby Cochran led a panel with journalists who investigated these broken promises, local historians, and others connected with Cabrini-Green to talk about where the community is now.

Guests: Carol Steele — Cabrini-Green resident and public housing advocate
Charles Price — Housing activist and former resident liaison at Cabrini-Green
Alejandra Cancino — Reporter, “Cabrini-Green: A History of Broken Promises”

This panel was put on in partnership with the Better Government Association. You can find the full conversation on their website. 

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