by | Aug 27, 2018 | Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
We are pleased to share that some key pieces of legislation on Housing Action Illinois’ policy agenda have been signed into law. Each of these bills is a step toward protecting renters and homeowners in Illinois. SB 2996 – Protect Children by Updating...
by | Jul 18, 2018 | Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
The newest addition to our team, Jerome Sader, wasn’t just figuring out where the coffee was and organizing pencils on his first day. “Within my first hour of working at Housing Action, I was sitting in a boardroom of housing leaders in the city, including a handful...
by | Jun 13, 2018 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases
Every candidate seeking office should have a plan to address the fact that renters in Illinois must earn more than $20 per hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment For Immediate Release: June 13, 2018 For more information contact: Timm Krueger, Communications...
by | May 31, 2018 | Advocacy Updates
Legislative Victories and Budget Progress Point the Way Forward The General Assembly completed this year’s session on May 31. Housing Action is glad to say that our legislative successes included three bills we advocated for being sent to Governor Rauner for his...
by | Mar 13, 2018 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Press Releases
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and Housing Action Illinois, finds a severe shortage of affordable rental homes for the extremely low-income (ELI) renter households across the...
by | Mar 7, 2018 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Press Releases
39% of eviction filings do not lead to a judgment against the tenant, but these tenants still get rejected when applying to rent CHICAGO—A new report by Housing Action Illinois and the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing (LCBH) explores how an eviction filing...
