On Tuesday afternoon, October 20th, 2026, more than 40 residents of Villagebrook, Marian Park, and Autumn Ridge apartments, as well as allies from multiple local congregations held an action for sidewalks and pedestrian safety at Villagebrook Apartments.

More than 100 DU Leaders and Allies Organized For Traffic Safety

Organized Residents of DuPage United Are Telling a Story of Hope: Come Together, Build Together

DuPage United in suburban Chicago won a $250,000 appropriation in the Illinois State Budget to fund a traffic signal and protected pedestrian crosswalk in front of Marian Park Apartments and St. Francis High School in Wheaton, Illinois.

We have long called for more affordable housing in suburban Chicago.

Hardworking but low-paid workers should be able to live in the counties where hey toil. Young people just starting their careers should be able to afford a home in the towns where they grew up. And older empty nesters shouldn't have to leave their communities to downsize.

But affordable housing has not always been a priority for elected officials in the suburbs.

That appears to be changing in recent years.

CHICAGO - July 17, 2022 – Gun safety, mental illness and affordable housing were the key topics during a community action meeting Sunday afternoon at “House of Hope” on the South Side.

There, hundreds of faith and community leaders called on Senator Dick Durbin and other officials to provide the funding necessary to implement policies to improve the well-being of residents across the city and state.

Read more in the WGN News report.

We are pleased to share a video of the AASH (Affordable Accessible and Supportive Housing) presentation done by DuPage United Leaders Clara Huges and Roger Hughes at First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn, IL.