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Illinois’ new state-funded, court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords opened Friday, according to the state. The new program follows a federally ...

Rufus Reed, 60, has owned rental properties in Chicago since 1998. Among his seven units on the South and West sides, he’s had to evict 15 to 20 tenants, never once being able to recoup the lost rent.

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 ...

A new Illinois rental assistance program for tenants and landlords with a pending eviction case has started taking applications and those who are eligible could receive thousands of dollars to help ...

Any Illinois tenant can apply for the rental assistance program if they have a pending eviction due to nonpayment. Tenants must be currently in a court eviction proceeding and be able to provide their ...