Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords will stop accepting ...

The state’s court-based rental assistance initiative, launched with $75 million in the 2025 fiscal year, will receive only ...

Meanwhile, the federal LiHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), which provides electric bill support for low ...

Alex Wong/Getty Share Illinois is at risk of ... would gut the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by slashing funding for rental assistance, homelessness prevention, home ownership ...

Reports suggest the Department of Government Efficiency could eliminate as much as half of the staff at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Advocates fear staff cuts, along with ...

The redevelopment projects aided by HUD dollars would help extend the lifetime of hundreds of affordable housing units in Illinois. HUD is also undergoing scrutiny in other areas and faces cuts ...

The most dramatic is a $26.7 billion cut to a combination of rental assistance programs — including Section 8 housing vouchers — public housing, and housing assistance for the elderly and ...

the Illinois Housing Development Authority will start accepting applications for homeowners experiencing financial hardship. The Illinois Emergency Homeowner Assistance Fund overseen by IHDA is a ...

Experts are warning that President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash roughly 43 percent of funding for federal housing programs, like Section 8 vouchers, could have devastating effects for ...

Citizen Action Illinois said Congress cannot allow budget cuts to strip away ... Federal rental assistance also helps over 420,500 Illinoisans afford housing, and experts believe any cuts could ...