Chicago Politics and Urbanism Daily
Chicago’s Reform Test: Stairs, Schools and a $7B West Side Build — June 05, 2026
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Chicago City Hall is weighing single-stair apartment buildings to lower construction costs, while Illinois’ budget adds $350 million for K-12 and the school board ballot faces signature challenges. On the West Side, the $7 billion 1901 Project has officially broken ground. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Is One Way Out Enough? City Considers Building Code Change To Address Housing Shortage [https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/04/is-one-way-out-enough-city-considers-building-code-change-to-address-housing-shortage/] — Block Club Chicago # Is One Way Out Enough? City Considers Building Code Change To Address Housing Shortage Author: Quinn Myers Published: 2026-06-04T21:57:26+00:00 Source: blockclubchicago.org (blockclubchicago.org) Language: en ## Story Is One Way Out Enough? City Considers Building Code Change To Address Housing Shortage A row of two- and three-flat homes in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. Credit: Colin… 2. Step Back — Wait — how can a rule about whether an apartment building needs one stairwell or two make or break Chicago’s ability to build more housing? What’s the real safety-versus-affordability tradeoff here, and how have other cities handled it? BACKGROUND SOURCES * Is One Way Out Enough? City Considers Building Code Change To Address Housing Shortage [https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/04/is-one-way-out-enough-city-considers-building-code-change-to-address-housing-shortage/] — Quinn Myers * Single-stair rule change could boost housing: op-ed - Crain's Chicago Business [https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/city-that-works/ccb-a-city-that-works-staircase-rules-20260508/] — Chicagobusiness * Expanding Single-Stair Housing Can Improve Housing Supply, Quality, and Safety | Mercatus Center [https://www.mercatus.org/research/state-testimonies/expanding-single-stair-housing-can-improve-housing-supply-quality-and] — Mercatus Center * How a Single Stairway Can Take Affordable Housing to a New Level [https://www.planning.org/planning/2025/nov/how-a-single-stairway-can-take-affordable-housing-to-a-new-level/] — Planning * One Stair Or Two?: The Building Codes Shaping Cost, Safety, And Housing Supply | ACE [https://ace-usa.org/blog/research/research-housing-policy/one-stair-or-two-the-building-codes-shaping-shaping-cost-safety-and-housing-supply/] — ACE * CT lawmakers to repeal 2024 single-stair building code change [https://ctmirror.org/2026/02/25/ct-building-code-single-stair-exit-apartments/] — Ginny Monk * California’s “single stair” report is out. Regulators don’t love the idea - CalMatters [https://calmatters.org/housing/2026/03/single-stair-report-california-lee/] — Ben Christopher 3. Illinois’ state budget is out. How did public schools fare? - Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/06/04/illinois-state-budget-increases-money-for-schools-and-students/] — Chalkbeat # Illinois’ state budget is out. How did public schools fare? - Chalkbeat Author: By Makiya Seminera | June 4, 2026, 9:17pm UTC Published: 2026-06-04T21:17:09.194000+00:00 Source: chalkbeat.org (chalkbeat.org) Language: en ## Story Illinois’ state budget is out. How did public schools fare? - Chalkbeat Skip to main content # Here’s how much education funding is in Illinois’ FY27 state… 4. Petition signatures for 28 Chicago school board candidates face scrutiny - Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/06/04/chicago-school-board-candidates-face-petition-challenges/] — Chalkbeat # Petition signatures for 28 Chicago school board candidates face scrutiny - Chalkbeat Author: | June 4, 2026, 4:31pm UTC Published: 2026-06-04T16:31:47.028000+00:00 Source: chalkbeat.org (chalkbeat.org) Language: en ## Story Petition signatures for 28 Chicago school board candidates face scrutiny - Chalkbeat Skip to main content # Dozens of Chicago school board candidates could get knocked… 5. 1901 Project breaks ground, promising West Side neighborhood transformation - AOL [https://www.aol.com/news/1901-project-breaks-ground-promising-225421197.html] — WGN-TV 1901 Project breaks ground, promising West Side neighborhood transformation - AOL Wed, June 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC 0 CHICAGO (WGN) — Developers broke ground on the new 1901 Project on Wedneday as work now rolls full speed ahead. It's a move that could transform the neighborhood surrounding the United Center on the city's West Side. With golden shovels in hand, Wednesday's groundbreaking for… Daily TopFive for Chicago Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Chicago Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chicago-daily-fix/id1895649620] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/70Xl3C6mvct6Wif5EAvxay]. Feedback? Email chicago-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [chicago-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].
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