by | Jun 7, 2022 | Advocacy Alerts
After months of delays, the White House, congressional leaders, and key senators have restarted negotiations over a scaled-down reconciliation package. This bill could include robust housing investments targeted to people with the lowest incomes. We can’t let...
by | Apr 6, 2022 | Advocacy Alerts
Great news: The bill to create statewide source of income (SOI) housing protections, HB 2775, has passed the Senate and just needs one more vote by the full House before April 8. This legislation will create statewide fair housing protections in Illinois by making it...
by | Mar 29, 2022 | Advocacy Alerts
Good news: The bill to create statewide source of income (SOI) fair housing protections, HB 2775, has been assigned to the Senate Executive Committee for a hearing on Wednesday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. This legislation will create statewide anti-discrimination housing...
by | Mar 17, 2022 | Advocacy Alerts
Illinois legislators have the chance to pass statewide source of income (SOI) housing protections before the General Assembly session ends on April 8. The proposed legislation, HB 2775, will strengthen existing local SOI discrimination laws and protect every resident...
by | Mar 7, 2022 | Advocacy Alerts
Illinois has the chance to use federal fiscal recovery funds to make significant investments in creating affordable housing and ending homelessness. Before the end of March, the Illinois General Assembly will make decisions about how to spend remaining federal fiscal...
by | Jan 27, 2022 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
In mid-January, President Biden confirmed a new strategy to advance the Build Back Better Act by scaling it down to only include components that will be supported by all Senate Democrats. At the moment, we are not clear whether housing funding is among the priorities...
