Illinois Policy Institute: Report - Chicago Vacant Lots Fuel Crime, Poverty on South and West Sides
August 18, 2026
August 18, 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 18 (TNSrep) -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release:
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New report: Chicago vacant lots fuel crime, poverty on South and West sides
Reforms could turn thousands of empty lots into housing, businesses and safer communities
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Chicago has nearly 41,000 privately owned and more than 7,100 city-owned vacant lots, concentrated heavily on the South and West sides.
In 2023, . . .
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New report: Chicago vacant lots fuel crime, poverty on South and West sides
Reforms could turn thousands of empty lots into housing, businesses and safer communities
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Chicago has nearly 41,000 privately owned and more than 7,100 city-owned vacant lots, concentrated heavily on the South and West sides.
In 2023, . . .