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Public Housing

Mayfield Avenue Kitchen, 1953
Public housing is one kind of subsidized housing found in the Chicago metropolitan area. Subsidized housing has included public and private initiatives, and the subsidies have been targeted at different classes. The Chicago Housing Authority and similar authorities in the suburbs have been responsible for public housing throughout the metropolitan area.

Ann Durkin Keating
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