Illinois’ new state-funded, court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords opened Friday, according to the state. The new program follows a federally ...

Any Illinois tenant can apply for the rental assistance program if they have a pending eviction due to nonpayment. Tenants must be currently in a court eviction proceeding and be able to provide their ...

The Evanston City Council on Feb. 27 approved allotting $500,000 to a small to medium residential rental provider assistance fund to help landlords recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The landlord ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (NBC) —A new Illinois rental assistance program for tenants and landlords with a pending eviction case has started taking applications and those who are eligible could receive thousands ...

Illinois has launched its new state-funded, court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords, state officials confirmed. The new program, which opened ...

People are also reading… Illinois allocated $75 million in state funding to continue to provide rental assistance to renters and their landlords for fiscal year 2025, which began July 1. Unlike many ...

Capital & Main’s findings are based on data collected by testers hired by the news organization to pose as Section 8 voucher ...

“It is better to get assistance than to get an eviction order” for both landlords and tenants, Gilbert said. Michael Zink, a real estate attorney who mostly represents small landlords, said he thinks ...

A disagreement over city spending on legal assistance for landlords briefly divided an otherwise unified city council meeting Wednesday, during a discussion on funding for homelessness programs. The ...