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The Housing Center is in trouble. What now? Oak Park Village Board discusses next steps By LUZANE DRAUGHON Staff Reporter
Emancipated TODD BANNOR
Members of Girl Scout Troop 45994 and the River Forest Fire Department raise the Juneteenth flag at a River Forest Public Library ceremony on June 17.
The Oak Park Regional Housing Center’s financial trouble, resulting in staff ’s pay sometimes being delayed and the village pausing its funding for the organization, will require village trustees to navigate next steps at their June 18 meeting. The OPRHC is a nonprofit organization that offers resources to individuals seeking to locate housing and to housing providers, according to its website. It’s mission, according to the website, is “to achieve vibrant communities and promote intentional and stable residential integration throughout Oak Park and the region.” But now, the village says the organization has been See HOUSING CENTER on page 10
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