Henry Horner Homes was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the West Town neighborhood on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Henry Horner is bordered between Damen Avenue and Lake Street near the United Center. The homes are named after former Illinois governor Henry Horner. It is the setting for the documentary film Legacy as well as the non-fiction book There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America by Alex Kotlowitz.
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