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Waukegan CDBG CAPER: housing‑rehab served 16 families; staff flags IDIS reporting errors
Summary
CDBG director Larissa Garland reviewed the city's 2024 CAPER, saying 10,411 residents were served across programs and 16 families received housing rehabilitation; staff described eligibility rules, a backlog of about 109 homes, and problems with federal IDIS reporting.
Larissa Garland, Waukegan's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) director, presented the city's 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) on July 7, summarizing how federal and local funds were used from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025. Garland said the CAPER "provides an assessment" of the city's progress under the 2020'2024 consolidated plan and the associated annual action plan.
The report showed the city's CDBG programming supported a mix of public services and capital projects. Garland told the council the year's public‑service funding included: $10,000 for Safe Place (38 residents served); $15,000 for Habitat for Humanity (9 people served); $5,000 to Most Blessed Trinity (337 served); $10,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank (76 served); $15,000 to PADS Lake County (1,204 served); and smaller awards…
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