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Wage gap puts housing out of reach for many Illinois residents: Kendall County Chronicle, 6/10/16
Affordable housing out of reach for many in Illinois: Chicago Citizen, 6/7/16
Illinois Renters Must Earn Nearly $20 An Hour To Afford A Modest Two-Bedroom Apartment, Report Finds: Progress Illinois, 5/25/16
New Report by Chicago Urban League Highlights Housing Segregation: Chicago Examiner, 4/21/16
Judge Orders Compensation For Elderly Black Victims Of Reverse Mortgage Scam: Chicago Reporter, 01/28/16
ISU Grad Student Helps Others Find Affordable Housing: ISU News, 01/25/16
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Webinar: Illinois State Budget and Impact on CoC Grant Agreements and NOFA Application
Please join CSH, Housing Action Illinois and SHPA for the following webinar: Illinois State Budget and Impact on CoC Grant Agreements and NOFA Application: Dispelling Myths and Planning for the Realities of Your Grants This webinar will be a facilitated discussion...
Caps Hurt Communities: National Call-In Days on September 15 and 16
Urge Congress to Raise Harmful Spending Caps On September 15 and 16, people from across the country will call their members of Congress and deliver a simple, unified message: raise the sequester caps and fully fund housing programs. This Tuesday and Wednesday, please...
Survey Results: The State Budget Impasse Is Causing Homelessness in Illinois
Advocates Call for a Responsible Budget with Adequate Revenue For Immediate Release: September 10, 2015 For more information contact: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois at 312-282-3959 (cell) or bob@housingactionil.org A survey of state-funded...
Caps Hurt Communities: Sign Letter in Support of Lifting Federal Spending Limits
We appeal to your organization to help us demonstrate strong support nationwide for bringing an end to federal sequester caps that are placing unreasonable spending limits on housing and community development programs in next year's federal budget. As you may know,...
VISTA Positions Available: Start Service in November
We still have VISTA positions open at the following locations with start dates in November! These sites are: Access Living DuPage Homeownership Center Housing Authority of Cook County HOPE Fair Housing Center Mid Central Community Action ZION Development Corporation...
Reverse Mortgage Consumer Protections Signed Into Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 11, 2015 CONTACT: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois, 312-282-3959 (cell) or bob@housingactionil.org State legislation to create consumer protections for seniors for considering a reverse mortgage, Senate Bill 1440, was...
Webinar Recording and Slides Available: PAIR Module Waiting List Training
Housing Action Illinois hosted this webinar on July 30, 2015. A recording of this webinar is available at https://youtu.be/W-h5gq9ZixA. Slides for the webinar are available by clicking here. The webinar was facilitated by Lore Baker, Statewide Housing Coordinator for...
RBC State Budget Day of Action: Tell Leaders to Stop Ignoring Revenue Solutions
As of July 1, the state stopped funding vital services and we’re paying the price. Programs that provide shelter to people experiencing homelessness, counseling to households trying to avoid foreclosure and funds to assist in the creation of affordable housing...
Senate Version of HUD Budget Bill Passes Committee: Continued Advocacy on Raising Spending Caps Needed
Thanks to everyone who responded to our action alert yesterday asking people to contact our Senators requesting they oppose the Senate version of next year's HUD budget because of deep cuts to HOME and other programs. Unfortunately, the bill did pass out of committee...
Oppose the Senate Version of HUD Budget Bill: Ask Senators Durbin and Kirk to Support Lifting Spending Caps
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies marked up its FY16 spending bill on Tuesday, June 23. Both Illinois Senators, Mark Kirk and Richard Durbin, serve on this committee. Not all of the details of...
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