by | Apr 1, 2026 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
We are about halfway through the 2026 Illinois General Assembly session, and Housing Action has made some positive progress in advancing key priorities from our 2026 Policy Agenda. We will keep advocating with our members and allies to move our full legislative agenda...
by | Mar 6, 2026 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Deadline: All comments must be submitted by April 21, 2026. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed yet another policy that will destabilize immigrant families, putting Illinois seniors and children in particular at risk. In February, HUD...
by | Feb 11, 2026 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Deadline: 4:00 pm CT on Friday, February 13, 2026 Housing Action Illinois invites organizations across the state to sign on to a letter opposing HUD’s proposal to eliminate its Fair Housing Act disparate impact regulations. HUD’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,...
by | Jan 13, 2026 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
For nearly forty years, Housing Action Illinois has led the movement to expand affordable housing and end homelessness across our state. Our year-round collaboration with other advocates, our members and allies, direct service providers, and people with lived...
by | Jul 31, 2025 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Better Than the Alternatives, Still Not Good Enough: What’s in the Senate HUD Budget On July 24, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its FY2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) budget proposal—offering a much better alternative to...
by | Jul 15, 2025 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
In the aftermath of the reconciliation bill, which was signed into law on July 4—and which includes deep, harmful cuts to health care, food assistance, and more to pay for tax cuts for the most affluent in our society—Congress has turned its attention to creating next...
