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George Cardenas with Matthew Brewer and Mayor Brandon Johnson

Chicago Housing Authority board power player, tax commissioner jump into mayoral race

Matthew Brewer and George Cardenas launch bids as the city grapples with a housing crunch, budget woes and stalled development

Board Chair Matthew Brewer; former Alderman Walter Burnett; Mayor Brandon Johnson

HUD blocks Burnett from Chicago Housing Authority’s top job, dealing blow to Johnson’s housing agenda

Federal denial ends monthslong standoff as board moves ahead with rival pick

Vanessa Rhodes of Twenty Eleven Construction

Former Chicago Housing Authority official, construction company owner indicted in $4.8 million “kickback scheme”

Federal prosecutors allege duo steered work to a favored contractor and pocketed more than $421,000 as CHA turmoil deepens

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