by | Aug 21, 2026 | Advocacy Updates, Housing Counselor Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Housing Action Illinois is collecting stories from professional housing counselors and clients to help illustrate how housing counseling makes a difference in our communities. We will use these stories to show the need for robust federal funding for housing counseling...
by | Jul 23, 2026 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases, Public Education & Organizing
For Immediate Release: July 23, 2026Contact: Kristin Ginger, Director of Communications & Development, Housing Action Illinois, kristin@housingactionil.org or 312-854-3333 CHICAGO, IL – Full-time workers need to earn $30.36 per hour to afford a modest, two-bedroom...
by | Jun 26, 2026 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases, Public Education & Organizing
For Immediate Release: June 26, 2026Contact: Kristin Ginger, Director of Communications & Development, Housing Action Illinois, kristin@housingactionil.org or 312-854-3333 CHICAGO, IL – A new analysis from the National Alliance to End Homelessness finds that 5,105...
by | Jun 8, 2026 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Deadline: All comments must be submitted by 12:00 pm CT on Monday, June 29, 2026. Housing Action Illinois is urging organizations across the state to sign on to a letter opposing HUD’s proposed rescission of the Equal Access Rule (EAR). What is the Equal Access Rule?...
by | Jun 2, 2026 | Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Each year, Housing Action Illinois works at both the state and federal levels on a broad range of issues aligned with our core mission of creating an Illinois where everyone has a good, affordable place to call home. Housing was a higher profile issue than usual...
by | Apr 22, 2026 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
Join us in taking action to support the development of more affordable housing in Illinois communities. The Senate Executive Committee will hear testimony on numerous bills that support housing access and affordability at 1:30 pm TOMORROW (Thursday, April 23). This...
