Launched by Mayor Richard M. Daley in September of 2000, the Historic Chicago Bungalow Initiative is designed to foster an appreciation of the Chicago Bungalow as a distinctive housing type, encourage sympathetic rehabilitation of Chicago Bungalows, and assist bungalow owners with adapting their homes to current needs, which in turn helps to strengthen Chicago Bungalow neighborhoods.

The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association works in partnership with the City of Chicago Department of Community Development to keep neighborhoods affordable and preserve a Chicago treasure.