Nearly 100 veterans, elected officials and housing authority representatives gathered Friday in Chicago Heights to celebrate the opening of Otto Veterans Square, an 82-unit affordable housing complex for veterans experiencing homelessness.
The Cook County Housing Authority ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiled the development at 1440 Otto Boulevard, site of the former St. James Hospital. Richard Monocchio from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development praised the event as a significant milestone in supporting veterans in need.
“We’ve had a disinvestment in housing, and that’s got to change. And it starts here. These are the heroes that we should be building for,” he said.