Reclaiming Chicago Awarded $10 Million to Build More Affordable Homes on South and West Sides

Group Planning 2,000 Affordable Homes For South, West Sides Wins $10 Million Chicago Prize

CHICAGO — An affordable housing nonprofit looking to build 2,000 new and refurbished homes has been named the winner of the Chicago Prize, which comes with a $10 million grant. The Pritzker Traubert Foundation awarded the 2025 Chicago Prize on Tuesday to Reclaiming Chicago, a nonprofit collective that is working to bring 2,000 affordable homes to South and West side neighborhoods including Back of the Yards, North Lawndale, Chicago Lawn and Rose…

Reclaiming Chicago awarded $10 million to build more affordable homes on South and West sides

A community-led campaign to build 2,000 new homes on the South and West sides was awarded a $10 million grant on Tuesday from the Pritzker Traubert Foundation. As the winner of the foundation's 2025 Chicago Prize. the Reclaiming Chicago initiative will be able to expand into Chicago Lawn as part of its effort to turn vacant land into sites with affordable homes. Reclaiming Chicago is a city-backed campaign, led by the organization United Power f…