W E D N E S D A Y
July 31, 2024 Vol. 45, No. 5
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JOURNAL @oakpark
of Oak Park and River Forest
Summer 2024
SENIOR
living
Senior Living Page 17
Oak Park works to expand ‘missing middle’ housing Improving affordability, diversifying housing stock and promoting integration are key goals By LUZANE DRAUGHON Staff Reporter
Oak Park trustees have begun taking steps to add more affordable, “missing middle” housing options to the village. “Missing middle” housing is defined as “a range of house-scale buildings with multiple units – compatible in scale and form with detached single-family homes – located in a walkable neighborhood.” “Affordable housing,” according to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, is housing in which the occupant is paying no more than 30% of their gross income for housing costs, including utilities. In Oak Park, the area median income is $103,264, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but that’s mostly homeowners. Renters would need to make $61,958 each year to afford a monthly $1,548 rent.
What’s cooking? STORY BY RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR, PAGE 7 RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR
Misty and Dan Olson of Hub Kitchen nurture River Forest’s food scene.
See HOUSING on page 3