by | Jun 2, 2014 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
The Illinois General Assembly wrapped up its spring session on May 31. Here’s a summary of the state budget and legislative work as it impacts efforts to create affordable housing and end homelessness. State Budget Despite small increases for some line items,...
by | May 22, 2014 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
The Illinois House of Representatives may be voting very soon on House Bill 5395, sponsored by Representative Monique Davis. The legislation would take responsibility away from the Cook County Sheriff for conducting residential evictions in ways that would be harmful...
by | May 12, 2014 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
By the end of May, the Illinois General Assembly will decide whether to pass a budget that has enough revenue to maintain current spending levels for education, heath care, human services and public safety or pass a budget that makes cuts in all these program areas....
by | Mar 24, 2014 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
Congress has begun the process for creating the fiscal year 2015 federal budget. Housing Action Illinois is making a special effort to get Senator Mark Kirk to support a funding level of at least $2.4 billion in FY 2015 for federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance...
by | Feb 20, 2014 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
Help Ensure THUD Appropriations Subcommittees Have Highest Possible Funding for Housing Programs in FY15! Last year, over 2,400 organizations signed a letter to support increasing the federal allocation for housing, transportation and community development funding. ...
by | Jan 8, 2014 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Events, Advocacy Updates
Housing Action Illinois has endorsed the A Better Illinois Campaign in support of Fair Tax legislation—with lower tax rates for lower incomes and higher rates for higher incomes. Without a Fair Tax, we won’t we able to make much progress towards making sure...
