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2025

GoFundMe campaigns for food and housing increase 20% in 2025, WBEZ, 12/23/25

H.U.D. Won’t Renew Existing Contracts to Aid Homeless, Streetwise, 12/2/25

Spotlight on Pro Bono: A Home for the Holidays, The Bar News, 12/1/25

Budzinski intervenes in local housing dispute on behalf of low-income residents, Capitol News Illinois, 11/25/25

City Plans on Closing North Park Homeless Encampment Next Year, Block Club Chicago, 11/18/25

New Federal Rules Could Put Formerly Unhoused People Back Out on The Streets Across Illinois, Illinois Answers Project, 11/18/25

Illinois groups urge Trump Administration to reconsider plan they say risks homelessness, ABC NewsChannel 20/WICS, 11/17/25

As affordable homes vanish, Rockford leaders seek solutions to a mounting crisis, WTVO ABC 17 | WQRF FOX 39 | MyStateline.com, 11/13/25

State Tax Credit Roundup: The Upper Midwest, Tax Credit Advisor, 11/3/25

Capital One partners with Chicago nonprofit to fund ideas for affordable housing solutions, Chicago Sun-Times, 10/29/2025

Amid federal HUD cuts, advocate for the homeless asks for hope and unity at Bloomington conference (click here for audio), WGLT, 10/17/25

DeKalb tenants, landlords invited to learn about new fair housing bill, Shaw Local, 9/24/25

Rent is becoming unaffordable to Illinoisans according to new report, WMBD, 7/31/25

North Park Homeless Encampment to be Shut Down After Recent Fires: ‘Where Will I Go?’, Block Club Chicago, 7/30/25

Why is it So Expensive to Build Affordable Housing in Chicago? Block Club Chicago, 7/28/25

Cutting Housing Counseling is a Grave Mistake, The Progressive, 7/25/25

Federal housing credit expansion could increase affordable rental units in Illinois: report, Capitol News Illinois, 7/22/2025

Pritzker to sign crackdown on squatters, spokesperson confirms, NBC Chicago, 7/21/2025

Are modular homes and ‘granny flats’ the answer to Chicago’s housing crisis? WBEZ Chicago, 7/15/2025

Eye On Illinois: ‘Functional zero’ homelessness target moving wrong direction, Shaw Local News Network, 7/8/2025

Housing funding cut in Illinois budget as homelessness increases, Capitol News Illinois, 7/4/25

Chicago area ranks among nation’s most expensive rental markets​, Crain’s Chicago Business, 7/3/25

Illinois rental assistance program sees funding cut for 2026 budget in another blow to state, city housing programs, Chicago Tribune, 6/5/25

Cook County hits pause on tax sales deemed unconstitutional, Crain’s Chicago Business, 6/4/25

Programs for low income and homeless people are on the federal chopping block, NPR Illinois, 5/29/25

When Seniors Face Expensive Home Repairs, the Solutions Can be a Lifeline…Or Leave Their Families an Inheritance of Debt, Illinois Answers Project, 5/27/25

Illinois is the last state still unlawfully stripping wealth from homeowners in tax foreclosures, Chicago Sun-Times, Investigative Project on Race and Equity and Injustice Watch, 5/16/25

‘Crime Free Housing’ ordinances sometimes used to evict tenants with minor offense, WGN-TV, 5/14/25

Investigation shows how even minor offenses can lead to eviction in Illinois under so called ‘crime free housing’ laws, WBEZ/Reset, 5/14/25

Under ‘Crime-Free Housing’ Laws, Families May Be Evicted for Minor Offenses, New York Times, 5/13/25

Chicago This Week Episode E3, CAN TV, 4/28/25

How Housing Code Enforcement Shapes Stability and Access to Safe Homes, Urban Institute’s Housing Matters, 4/17/25

Illinois bill would limit ‘crime-free’ laws that evict tenants for too many 911 calls, Chicago Sun Times, 4/6/25

Affordable Rental Housing Shortage, WGN News, 3/27/25

Homeless decriminalization bill makes it to the House Floor, WAND TV, 3/24/25

New report highlights affordable housing crisis for low-income renters in the Quad Cities, WQAD 8, 3/20/25

Housing experts worry about federal plans to cut homelessness programs, NPR Illinois/91.9 UIS, 3/19/25

IL Senate committee approves bill protecting families from crime free housing evictions, WAND TV, 3/19/25

New Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Crime-Free Housing Ordinances, Urges Illinois to Strengthen Tenant Protections, Collinsville Daily News, 3/17/25

Trump’s HUD cuts would devastate Illinois, Chicago Sun-Times, 3/10/25

Opinion: Trump administration wants to gut HUD. Illinois can’t afford to lose it., Crain’s Chicago Business, 3/7/25

Government officials: Criminalizing homelessness is not a solution, Chicago Tribune, 3/6/25

Concerns over homeless prevention programs rise as cuts loom, WCIA, 2/25/25

Gov. Pritzker’s proposal to fund resources for the homeless in Illinois, Our Quad Cities News, 2/24/25

Extra rent fees could be banned in new rental transparency bill, WAND TV, 2/14/25

Advocates ask Illinois lawmakers to increase funding for the unhoused in new budget, WGLT, 2/4/25

Homelessness could no longer be a crime under a new plan filed in Springfield, WAND TV, 1/24/25

County is short millions for supportive housing, NPR Illinois, 1/21/25

Illinois Shelter Alliance calls for $100M state funding boost to fight homelessness, Capitol News Illinois, 1/14/25

Housing Action Illinois and Heartland Housed among many asking for state budget increase, Fox Illinois, 1/8/25

2024

2024 Media Placements

Chicago program merging migrant, homeless services starts in new year, News Nation, 12/31/24

Human Right: Five Funders Backing Housing Justice, Inside Philanthropy, 12/13/24

Q&A: HUD official on preparing the next generation of homeowners, WGLT, 10/18/24

Minimum wage workers in Illinois need 2 full-time jobs to make rent, housing report finds, Belleville News-Democrat, 8/14/24

Chicago, Illinois Advocates Hope Impact of Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Muted Locally, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight, 7/1/24

State adds two migrant shelters months before DNC, causing objections from lawmakers, Chicago Tribune, 6/28/24

Illinois Legislature Provides A Roadmap For Progress With Its State-Level Community Reinvestment Act, NCRC, 6/17/24

Illinois made a bold promise to end poverty. In Alexander County, it’s hard to tell., Northern Public Radio, 6/11/24

After 3 years, state poised to enforce law aiming to end lending discrimination, Capitol News Illinois, 4/30/24

Congresswoman Ramirez, Housing Leaders Unveil the Future of Housing: Bold, Progressive, Affordable, Sustainable, Press Release, 4/26/24

Illinois Community Reinvestment Act, The Woodstock Report on WVON1690 AM, 4/24/24

Over 100 groups demand action: United call for vote count in Bring Chicago Home case, Chicago Crusader, 3/2/24

It’s getting harder for towns to ignore their lack of affordable housing, Crain’s Chicago Business, 2/26/24

Op-ed: Illinois should protect tenants, property owners from harms of ‘crime-free’ housing laws, Chicago Tribune, 2/23/24

One of Chicago’s toughest problems is creating homes for the unhoused, Chicago Sun-Times, 2/15/24

Proposal in Springfield seeks to stop evictions spurred by police calls, Chicago Sun-Times, 2/9/24

What’s the best way to count Chicago’s homeless population?, WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons, 1/29/24

Aurora group seeks to support migrants as they discuss ongoing challenges in the city, Nothern Public Radio, 1/24/24

2023

2023 Media Placements

Rep. Davis joins in introducing bill that helps pay rent, Chicago Crusader 12/26/23

Bring Chicago Home: Guess who’s saying no again, Windy City Times 12/4/23

Task force to recommend property tax payment plan to prevent homeowner displacement, The Crusader, 8/22/23

A Controversial Investment Tool Is Devastating Homeowners, Dwell, 8/21/23

Task Force to Recommend Property Tax Payment Plan to Prevent Homeowner Displacement, The Southland Journal, 8/14/23

Where are most vacant homes in St. Clair County and what can communities do about it?, Belleville News-Democrat, 6/29/23

New report finds that affordable rental housing is nearly out of reach in Illinois, WICS ABC 7, 6/23/23

Illinois to spend over $350 million to address homelessness, The Center Square, 6/20/23

Debt ceiling deal could mean fewer Housing Choice Vouchers to go around, advocate warns, WCBU, 6/20/23

Affordable rental housing is out of reach for millions of low-wage workers, WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons, 6/16/23

Studies show rent prices outpacing wages in Illinois, WMBD, 6/15/23

Can’t afford a 2-bedroom rental in Chicago? There’s a reason why, WGN Radio, 6/14/23

What does it take to afford a 2-bedroom rental in Chicago? New report finds wages still lagging, Chicago Tribune, 6/14/23

Housing associations discuss affordable housing crisis resolutions, WICS ABC 7, 5/17/23

Black families to benefit, eventually, from income discrimination ban in Illinois, News and Tribune, 5/11/23

Heat Exposure Deaths Inspire Proposed Air Conditioning Requirements in Illinois, The Southland Journal, 4/23/23

Cook County’s property tax system needs reform. Here’s how to fix it., Chicago Sun-Times, 4/19/23

Toward Permanent Renter Protections, PD&R Edge, 4/18/23

Where are seniors supposed to live? Daily Journal, 4/15/23

HUD Training Partners in Action: Housing Action Illinois, Housing Counseling Today, 4/13/23

The rent is still too high for many Peorians to afford, WCBU, 3/28/23

Closing the affordable housing gap in Illinois, WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons, 3/23/23

Affordable Rental Housing Crisis in Illinois, WCBU’s On Deck, 3/21/23

Will Community Benefits Extend Past Woodlawn?, South Side Weekly, 3/21/23

Report: Extreme shortage of rental homes in Illinois for low income families, WREX-TV, 3/17/23

Saving Black homes lost to tax inequity: A decades-old practice of selling tax debt is still causing families to lose their homes, The Emancipator (The Boston Globe), 2/22/23

Pritzker proposes $49.6 billion budget prioritizing education, human services, WAND-TV, 2/15/23

Southland legislator says bill would help prevent homeowners losing properties due to back taxes, Daily Southtown, 2/1/2023

Tax Sale Reform Bill addresses longtime displacement of Black and Brown families, Chicago Crusader, 1/25/2023