Passing the Fair Housing Ordinance, 1967

By 1967, the Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) recognized the failures of the Skokie Plan and sought to create local fair housing legislation. The committee accepted statements of support and disagreement from concerned citizens throughout the North Shore region.

Letter from Skokie resident Gwendoline Y. Fortune to Herman S. Bloch and the SHRC protesting the harassment of her sons by the Skokie Police Department. While not directly related to the Fair Housing Ordinance, its concurrence with the drafting of the law indicates that housing was not the only obstacle faced by Skokie residents of color. View full item.

Compiled series of letters between 1965-1967 from a Skokie resident strongly opposing the North Shore Summer Project and the Skokie Plan. Included here to show that despite general support for fair housing in Skokie, the legislation did have its detractors. View full item.

Letter from a Skokie real estate agent to the SHRC addressing the fact that no Black families had purchased a home through a real estate broker since the enactment of the Skokie Plan. View full item.

Statement expressing dismay at the SHRC's treatment and exclusion of real estate brokers and criticism of the Fair Housing Ordinance's potential impact on real estate business in Skokie. View full item.

Statement by The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Skokie condemning racism and expressing support for the Fair Housing Ordinance. View full item.

Statement expressing support for the Fair Housing Ordinance in Skokie on behalf of the Methodist Church. View full item.

Statement expressing support for the Fair Housing Ordinance in Skokie. View full item.