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Hearing Tomorrow: Support Source of Income Protections
Good news: The bill to create statewide source of income (SOI) fair housing protections, HB 2775, has been assigned to the Senate Executive Committee for a hearing on Wednesday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. This legislation will create statewide anti-discrimination housing...
Urge Legislators to Expand Source of Income Housing Protections for All Illinoisans
Illinois legislators have the chance to pass statewide source of income (SOI) housing protections before the General Assembly session ends on April 8. The proposed legislation, HB 2775, will strengthen existing local SOI discrimination laws and protect every resident...
Sign On to Endorse $855 Million for Illinois at Home
Illinois has the chance to use federal fiscal recovery funds to make significant investments in creating affordable housing and ending homelessness. Before the end of March, the Illinois General Assembly will make decisions about how to spend remaining federal fiscal...
Designing a Better Future: Territory
“Territory primarily focuses on creating mentorship and career pathways for young people who don’t have as many opportunities just because of the neighborhood they’re from,” says Xochitl Hubbell-Fox, AmeriCorps VISTA at Territory. Territory is a nonprofit organization...
Housing Action Awarded Nearly $1.6 Million to Distribute to Housing Counseling Agencies & Host National Trainings
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,...
Tell IL Members of Congress: Any Reconciliation Bill Must Include Housing Investments
In mid-January, President Biden confirmed a new strategy to advance the Build Back Better Act by scaling it down to only include components that will be supported by all Senate Democrats. At the moment, we are not clear whether housing funding is among the priorities...
2022 Policy Agenda
Each year, Housing Action Illinois works 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. Below are some of our priorities for the 2022 Illinois General Assembly session, as well...
Access to Justice: North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
“People often think that housing problems don’t exist in the suburbs,” says Nareen Kim, Director of Housing Law Practice at North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic. “But the housing landscape has changed.” Suburban renters include families and individuals who are low-income,...
Speak Up for a Strong IL CRA
Make sure the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act means real financial inclusion. The Illinois Community Reinvestment Act (IL CRA), passed in early 2021, gives us an opportunity to increase access to credit and capital in Illinois communities. The IL CRA will...
Growing Hope in 2021
Growing Hope in 2021Although 2021 was another challenging year, we are proud of the achievements of our communities, members, and allies in our ongoing work to end homelessness and expand affordable housing. We invite you to celebrate these accomplishments and the...