by | Dec 5, 2019 | Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Measure will protect over 1 million people in Cook County from housing discrimination Just Housing supporters celebrate after the rules pass out of committee After months of debate, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has voted to approve final rules on how...
by | Oct 10, 2019 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
The Trump administration is escalating its fight against fair housing by attempting to gut a critical legal tool to fight housing discrimination: the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Disparate Impact Rule. Disparate Impact is an important legal...
by | Jul 22, 2019 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Press Releases
For Immediate Release: July 22, 2019 For more information contact: Kristin Ginger, Communications Manager, Housing Action Illinois, kristin@housingactionil.org or 312-854-3333 Housing Action Illinois is excited to become a formal state partner of Opportunity Starts at...
by | Jun 18, 2019 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases
Renters must earn more than $20 per hour to afford two-bedroom apartment, but fresh investments will begin to alleviate housing costs and address homelessness For Immediate Release: June 18, 2019 For more information contact: Kristin Ginger, Communications Manager,...
by | Jun 11, 2019 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
On May 10, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a proposed rule that would prohibit mixed status families from living in public housing and other HUD assisted housing. Mixed status families are households that include both members...
by | Jun 6, 2019 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
With Governor JB Pritzker taking office, this was an extremely busy and productive General Assembly session, with final action on several key items, including the fiscal year 2020 budget and the first major capital budget since 2009, not being finalized until a brief...
