Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William Dalton had never faced eviction until a series of bad events struck last year: His mom died, his relationship with the ...

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Illinois is scaling back its flagship rental assistance program, with funding for the next fiscal year cut by a third, just as eviction filings are rising and rent growth shows no signs of slowing.

The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing programs is headed in the other direction. Facing a tight budget year with ...

Under new rules, public housing authorities and Section 8 rental assistance property owners could implement work requirements ...

The rule would allow housing agencies and landlords to impose such requirements "to encourage self-sufficiency." Critics say most who can work already do, but their wages are low.

Renters on the brink of eviction in St. Paul could see help arrive faster after the City Council voted this week to pump ...

William Dalton had never faced eviction until a series of bad events struck last year: His mom died, his relationship with the mother of his now 5-year-old daughter ended and his car was totaled. He ...

There’s a solution for those issues again after a two-month hiatus: Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program reopened July 31. The state rental assistance program was previously funded by ...