Utilizes HUD data regarding the Annual Median Income (AMI) for the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Should people who work in a community be able to live in it?
24. What is “affordable” for
different occupations?
OCCUPATION 30% of monthly income
Police Patrol Officer $1447 / month
Carpenter $1251 / month
Pre-school Teacher $848 / month
Grocery store cashier $809 / month
27. “In order to afford a
modest, two-bedroom
apartment in Illinois,
renters need to earn
$20.34 per hour.
— Housing Action Illinois
28. This means that to afford
a two-bedroom home…,
a person earning Illinois’
minimum wage…must
work 99 hours per week
just to make ends meet.”
29. “The Illinois General Assembly passed the
Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal
Act (AHPAA) in 2003 to address the lack of
moderately-priced housing that exists in
many communities.
Growth in home values continues to outpace
growth in household incomes throughout the
Chicago region and many people who are
vital to local economies and who provide
critical community services cannot afford to
live in or around the places they work.”
45. “That report shows Glenview,
Northbrook, Kenilworth,
Glencoe, Winnetka,
Northfield, Wilmette, Lake
Bluff, Lake Forest and
Highland Park are among the
46 local governments in
Illinois that have less than a 10
percent share of affordable
housing, meaning they are
not exempt from the law”
(emphasis added).
54. Mt. Laurel I (1975)
“A homogeneous community, one exhibiting
almost total similarities of taste, habit,
custom and behavior is culturally dead, aside
from being downright boring. New and
different life styles, habits and customs are
the lifeblood of America. They are its
strength its growing force. Just as diversity
strengthens and enriches the country as a
whole, so will it strengthen and enrich a
suburban community….”