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Protesters work to stop luxury housing development in Uptown
A protest in Uptown on the North Side is now stretching into its second week. The goal is to stop the groundbreaking for a luxury housing building.
CHICAGO - A protest in Uptown on the North Side is now stretching into its second week.
The goal is to stop the groundbreaking for a luxury housing building.
"We won't go without a fight. Housing is a human right," protesters chanted Monday.
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Activists and homeless people are occupying a former parking lot near Weiss Memorial Hospital, calling their tent city Rise Uptown.
They're protesting the planned development of a 12-story, 314 unit building where rent would start at $1,700 for a one bedroom.
The group argues the community needs truly affordable housing instead.