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Abby Miller

Development Reporter
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Abby reports on real estate development across Chicago. She previously covered real estate in Cincinnati for American City Business Journals and worked at outlets including the Cincinnati Enquirer and Tacoma News Tribune. She was born and raised in Chicago’s west suburbs.

The complaint, filed in federal court, alleges Mac Properties systemically discriminates against voucher holders looking to rent in Mac’s newer, high-rise apartments in Hyde Park and steers them toward less attractive properties.

Dec 17, 2024

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Mac Properties owns Regents Park Apartments at 5035 S. East End Ave. in Kenwood. (left). RySheena Moore stands for a photo Monday on the South Side (right). | Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times; Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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