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    Housing

    Eisha Love and other advocates are fighting to change Illinois’ name-change statute. They say the law disproportionately affects trans people.

    Trans people with felony convictions fight for right to change names in Illinois

    By Max Lubbers | April 21, 2022

    Advocates say the state’s name-change law disproportionately affects trans people. But recent efforts to change the law have hit roadblocks.

    Tenants and advocates call for Just Cause Ordinance to end no-fault evictions

    Faye Porter with Tenants United speaks outside of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's home in the Old Town neighborhood in Chicago, IL during a protest where demonstrators demanded a lift on the Illinois rent control ban and a cancellation of rent and mortgage payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Max Herman/NurPhoto via AP)

    With federal moratorium no longer in place, Illinois extends ban on eviction enforcement to Oct. 3

    Have you struggled with housing during the Covid-19 crisis?

    ‘I don’t sleep very well anymore:’ Many LGBTQ+ people face economic cliff if eviction protections end

    Prisons and Jails

    The Illinois Department of Corrections misled the public on Legionella outbreak at several prisons

    By Grace Asiegbu | April 12, 2022

    In a press release last month, officials said Legionella had been found in two prisons, but records show it had actually been found at five.

    Housing
    A protester holds a sign that reads

    Cook County launches court-based rental assistance program for people facing eviction

    By Grace Asiegbu | September 30, 2021

    A new round of rental assistance for Cook County tenants facing eviction comes as the statewide eviction moratorium is set to end.

    The Courts
    Chief Judge Timothy Evans

    Chicago advocates press chief judge on domestic violence court access, treatment of survivors

    By Grace Asiegbu and Kelly Garcia | August 5, 2021

    Survivors of gender-based violence face barriers to court access that have worsened amid the Covid-19 pandemic, advocates and attorneys say. Chief Judge Tim Evans has pledged to enact changes in response to the criticism.

    Eviction protest
    Housing

    Illinois’ eviction ban ends in August. Here’s what happens next for tenants with unpaid rent. 

    By Amy Qin | July 29, 2021

    Thousands of tenants risk losing their homes when the eviction moratorium ends. Illinois courts issued an order addressing the issue. But is it enough?

    Immigration

    In Little Village, an immigrant-led artists’ commune resists as developer seeks eviction

    By Alexandra Arriaga (Borderless Magazine) | February 24, 2021

    In the midst of a housing crisis that has left immigrant renters among the most vulnerable, a group of immigrant punk rock musicians are fighting to stay at a commercial building they’ve called home for years.

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