Press Releases | Housing Action Illinois

Affordable Housing Is Out of Reach In Illinois for Low-Wage Workers

by | Jul 28, 2022 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases, Public Education & Organizing

Illinois renters must earn nearly $23 per hour to afford rent for a modest two-bedroom apartment For Immediate Release: July 28, 2022Contact: Kristin Ginger, Manager of Communications & Development, Housing Action Illinois, kristin@housingactionil.org or...

Increased Shortage of Rental Homes in Illinois Severely Affects Families with Lowest Incomes & Refugees

by | Apr 21, 2022 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases, Public Education & Organizing

Report finds only 36 affordable, available rental homes per 100 extremely low-income renter households in Illinois For Immediate Release: April 21, 2022Contact: Kristin Ginger, Manager of Communications & Development, Housing Action Illinois,...

Housing Action Awarded Nearly $1.6 Million to Distribute to Housing Counseling Agencies & Host National Trainings

by | Jan 31, 2022 | Housing Counselor Updates, Organization Updates, Press Releases

Housing Action will distribute subgrants to 35 housing counseling organizations and facilitate national trainings for agencies For Immediate Release: January 31, 2022Contact: Kristin Ginger, Manager of Communications & Development, Housing Action Illinois,...

Report: Cook County Tax Sale Evictions Disproportionately Occur in Majority-Black Communities

by | Nov 15, 2021 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Press Releases, Public Education & Organizing

Analysis shows most tax sale evictions occur on south, west sides of Chicago and suburban Cook County. For Immediate Release: November 15, 2021Contact: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois, bob@housingactionil.org or 312-939-6075 COOK COUNTY – A...

Housing Action Awarded More Than $1 Million in Housing Stability Counseling Program Funding

by | Oct 22, 2021 | Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases

23 Organizations to Receive Subgrants to Support Housing Counseling for Households Facing Housing Instability For Immediate Release: November 16, 2021Contact: Amina Farha, Development Associate, at amina@housingactionil.org or 312-939-6074 x. 109 CHICAGO –...

Affordable Housing Is Out of Reach for the Lowest Income Renters In Illinois

by | Jul 13, 2021 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases, Public Education & Organizing

Illinois renters must earn more than $20 per hour to afford rent, and while pandemic relief funding will help, federal infrastructure investment is critical Chicago — In order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment in Illinois, renters working full-time need to...

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