Injustice Watch is examining housing inequities and evictions, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. We want to hear from you.

Have you experienced homelessness, been evicted, or had issues with your landlord in Chicago or suburban Cook County? Or been to court for a housing-related issue? What kind of resources do you wish you’d had?

Half of Cook County renters were already “cost-burdened” before the pandemic, paying more than half of their income in rent. Widespread layoffs, a patchwork of protections, and the slow rollout of rental assistance have created confusion and a looming eviction crisis. We want you to be part of our reporting process as we investigate how renters are navigating these systems. We’ll report back the information we learn and the resources we find as we go.

Please fill out the questionnaire below. You can also contact housing reporter Grace Asiegbu via Signal, an encrypted messaging app, at (773) 340-0787, or email her at grace@injusticewatch.org.

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Grace Asiegbu has covered housing, evictions, and reentry and is interested in the intersection of gender issues and the courts. Before joining Injustice Watch in 2021, she worked at the Chicago Sun-Times. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Grace is a lifelong Southsider who lives in Bronzeville.