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A housing raffle is one community’s effort to ensure new homes go to current residents

The raffle is open only to current residents, and winners must live in the homes for at least five years.

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Elk Grove Village, Illinois, created a “first-of-its-kind” public-private partnership to give residents first dibs on a new batch of single-family homes.

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Chicago suburb offers buyers a chance to enter raffle for single-family homes

Amid a severe housing shortage, the mayor of suburban Elk Grove Village believes it's time to think outside the box for solutions.

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A housing raffle is one community’s effort to ensure new homes go to current residents

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, created a “first-of-its-kind” public-private partnership to give residents first dibs on a new batch of single-family homes.

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Smart Cities Dive broke the news on Friday, May 29, 2026.
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