ICYMI: Housing Action's David Young has an op-ed in @crainschicago.bsky.social about the need for homebuyer education along with our push to build more affordable homes.
Read the piece, then call your legislator in support of funding for housing counseling! www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/comm...
The 2026 IL legislative session is a wrap, & though certain key proposals are still a work in progress, there's a lot to celebrate: junk rental fees banned, historic property tax reform passed, & $263.7M in homelessness funding protected.
Read the full rundown: housingactionil.org/blog/2026/06...
Housing Action Illinois
During National Homeownership Month, we’re asking our partners for help spreading the word about MyPathToHome.org. This free online tool connects would-be homeowners with trusted experts: HUD-approved housing counselors.
We’ve made it easy—just copy and paste from our toolkit
🛠️: bit.ly/mpth2026
It's National Homeownership Month, and we're at a pivotal time for homebuyer education. 46% of Illinois housing counseling agencies plan to lay off staff due to federal funding restrictions. A 50% cut could make it far worse.
Chicago's new HomeGrown Purchase Assistance Grant will provide low- and moderate- income families up to $70,000 to support the purchase of a home. Learn more: www.wbez.org/housing/2026...
Read Housing Action's David Young's op-ed in @crainschicago.bsky.social then urge your member of Congress to protect the federal housing counseling program: www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/comm...
Housing Action Illinois
This legislative session, we successfully advocated for reforms to help protect homeowners from losing the equity they've built in their homes through Illinois' property tax sale system. These changes will help prevent situations where families lose homes worth far more than the tax debt they owe.
Learn more and hear from Housing Action's Bob Palmer in this Chicago Tribune article: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/28/c...
Thank you to the advocates, impacted homeowners, and legislators who helped make this progress possible.
The HomeGrown Purchase Assistance Grant comes at a time when homeownership is becoming increasingly out of reach for many city residents.
Eviction filings not only impact your housing short term but are a hit to your livlihood. Now, we want to hear from you:
Did you face an eviction during the pandemic (2020-2021)?
Fill out our form below to help us report the longterm impacts of evictions.
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Eviction Lab
Eviction Lab is trying to understand how evictions impact tenants in the long term, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to talk to you about your experience, accessing help and what this…
Under a bill that passed in Springfield, annual tax sales — the government’s way of dealing with delinquent property tax payments — will get a major shake-up.
www.chicagotribune.com
Homebuyer education and HUD-certified housing counselors help families navigate the path to ownership — and proposed federal cuts threaten that support.
Under a bill that passed in Springfield, annual tax sales — the government’s way of dealing with delinquent property tax payments — will get a major shake-up.
www.chicagotribune.com
Homebuyer education and HUD-certified housing counselors help families navigate the path to ownership — and proposed federal cuts threaten that support.
