A new YouGov survey from @abundanthousingil.bsky.social shows overwhelming support for more housing:
-84% say housing costs are a problem
-82% want action
Thank you to our AHIL members! Let's turn this growing support into more homes nationwide. Read more: https://suntimes.pulse.ly/cuswyxcwge
The housing crisis is echoing across the nation.
Our BUILD plan is one of the most comprehensive to tackle it — making it easier, faster, and more effective to build homes here.
370 N. Morgan
370 N. Morgan is topped out in West Loop 🏗️
CTA bus with a “sunroof”
Chicago, it’s a beautiful day to go for a spin with the sunroof open in your… *checks notes* public transit system. 🚍😎
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1,800 BUILD letters sent!! 😲
Can we hit 2,000 this weekend?
Let's build more housing, so working people, young people, the elderly, and more can continue to live in Chicago and the region without fighting impossible rents. Tell your legislator to support the BUILD plan!
New houses on S Green Street
16 new homes are under construction next to the Halsted Orange Line Station 🚇
AHIL Lead Steffany on a panel with Governor Pritzker
The rent is too damn high. True or false?
Today at the City Club of Chicago, Governor Pritzker asked this very question and our Lead Steffany was on the panel to answer: TRUE.
We are grateful to have a seat at the table fighting for housing affordability in Illinois. 🏘️
genuine highlight of the entire lobby day. someone started chanting BUILD BUILD BUILD!!
Yurts in my backyard
Governor Pritzker holding an AHIL Legalize Housing t-shirt.
Thank you, Governor Pritzker, for taking a moment to meet with our members at Housing Lobby Day in Springfield and for fighting to get the BUILD plan passed. 🏘️
Illinois has a housing shortage. The BUILD plan is how we start to fix it. Let’s get these bills across the finish line.
Hell yeah
A copy of “Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis” by Daniel Parolek, held in front of the Illinois State Capitol dome.
In Springfield to BUILD some middle housing!
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AHIL members standing in front of the Amtrak in Springfield on Housing Lobby Day.
🚨 It’s Housing Lobby Day! 🚨
Today, we woke up, hopped on Amtrak, and made the trek down to Springfield to meet directly with our elected officials. 🤝
We’re making sure legislators hear loud and clear that abundant, affordable housing is a top priority for Illinois residents. 🏘️
Fun opportunity to check out the new protected bike lanes on Archer this weekend! 🚲
blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/15/n...
1221 W Washington
287 homes are rising in West Loop 🏗️
What’s our cute nickname going to be once we pass the BUILD Plan bills? 👀
Happy Fair Housing Anniversary ✊
The Fair Housing Act made housing discrimination illegal 🏠
But shortages and exclusionary policies still limit access.
YIMBYs are continuing the work, pushing for more homes and more equitable communities.
Anyone know why these permits took over a year? 👀
Kai Bandele's first Chicago home was a two-flat on the West Side. It helped her save enough to buy her own home on the South Side.
Now, via Chicago’s Missing Middle Program, she’s building four two-flats in West Garfield Park so other families can do the same.
One year later: they finally received their permit! 🏗️
chicagoyimby.com/2026/04/reno...
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We agree!
Moka & Co
Yemeni coffee; now open in Greektown ☕️
NEW: I wrote about Gov. JB Pritzker’s ambitious, abundance-coded housing plan. 4 units on basically any standard size Chicago residential lot? ADUs? Looser parking minimums? potentially yes, in our backyard >> www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/12/j...
35!
“When we build housing near a train, with less parking, we encourage a different kind of resident to move in: someone who doesn’t own a car, or someone who’s ready to finally get rid of the car he or she doesn’t want anymore.” 🏘️
