October 17–18, 2024
Bloomington, IL

DoubleTree by Hilton | 10 Brickyard Drive, Bloomington, IL 61701

Thank you to the nearly 350 participants who joined us for 2024 Housing Matters.

View select presentation materials here.

Stay tuned for details on our 2025 gathering!

About the Conference

Each year, Housing Action Illinois brings together as many as 350 housing professionals who care about expanding and protecting affordable housing and ending homelessness in Illinois. Together, we build expertise, experience, and the capacity to make our communities better.

Join us to spark connections, get the latest updates, & share ideas as we work together to create an Illinois where everyone has a good, affordable home.

The conference is held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bloomington, Illinois.

Plenary Sessions & Member Meeting

We’re excited to bring everyone together for opening and closing plenary sessions, as well as our annual membership meeting.

For 2024 Housing Matters, we look forward to kicking off our conference with opening keynote speaker David Berenbaum, HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Counseling.

We are also eager to end on a high note with an elected officials roundtable on affordable housing supply, which will feature:

  • Councilmember Bobby Burns from the City of Evanston
  • Mboka Mwilambwe, Mayor of Bloomington
  • Julie Moore Wolfe, Mayor of Decatur

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Breakout Workshops

Each year, we bring breakout workshops related to public policy advocacy, ending homelessness, housing counseling, and affordable housing development.

This year, join us to learn about the following:*

  • Affordable Housing & Homelessness 101
  • Our State Plan to Prevent & End Homelessness
  • Homelessness & Harm Reduction
  • Community Safety Through Stable Homes Act
  • Code Enforcement as a Tool for Safe, Equitable, and Affordable Housing
  • Responding to the Supreme Court Decision on Property Tax Delinquencies
  • Implications of the Supreme Court Decision to Criminalize Unsheltered Homelessness
  • Fix Our Homes Illinois: Resources for Senior Home Repair
  • Peoria’s Flexible Rent Spending Pilot Program
  • Revenue Generation Through Rural Development Loan Packaging
  • Empowering First-Time Homebuyers on Buyer Agent Negotiations
  • Helping Homeowners Navigate the Reconsideration of Value Process
  • Offering HECM Origination Counseling
  • The Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credit for Developers
  • Accessibility & Sustainability Requirements in Affordable Housing Design
  • Illinois Community Reinvestment Act
  • Workplace Conflict Resolution 101
  • Bloomington Community Tour

* Subject to change

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Reception & Networking

We celebrate recent wins and accomplishments at our Thursday evening reception. Join us to relax, unwind, and meet colleagues working to expand affordable housing and end homelessness in Illinois.

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2025 Sponsorship Opportunities

Our thanks to the generous sponsors who make our conference possible.

Interested in joining us?

Learn about sponsorship opportunities →

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

Old National Bank

Bronze Sponsors

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Friends & Exhibitors

Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

Second Federal / Self-Help Federal Credit Union