Casi un año después de la pandemia, los inquilinos continúan con dificultades; hay medidas que residentes y legisladores pueden tomar para minimizar el impacto.
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Expertos dicen que se avecina una avalancha de desalojos. Pero ya miles de inquilinos de Chicago están al borde del precipicio de la vivienda.
Solicita ayuda financiera, refugio de emergencia y apoyo a inquilinos durante este año.
Experts say an eviction avalanche is coming. But thousands of Chicago renters have already been pushed to the brink of the housing cliff.
Find financial aid, emergency shelter, legal help and tenant support in 2021.
Renters are still struggling almost a year after the pandemic began, but there are actions residents and lawmakers can take to minimize the pain.
Three residents share stories of loss, displacement, resilience and hope during the COVID-19 pandemic.
LaSaia Wade is building a home for the South Side’s trans and gender non-conforming community, where everyone can be their authentic self.
Dorian Sylvain and her sons heal the ‘open wounds’ of disinvestment with their art.
Data gives us part of the picture of the so-called eviction avalanche in Chicago. Help us fill in the rest.
City Council is set to revisit an ordinance that would provide more protection from eviction. Here’s what that means for Chicago tenants.
[Block Club Chicago] The expiring eviction moratorium will "let loose an avalanche of misery on… Illinoisians that can’t make the rent,” organizers said, urging Gov. JB Pritzker to extend the eviction moratorium and cancel rent and mortgage payments.
[Chicago Reader] “There is a system in place that keeps people homeless and poor and it's so much bigger than any particular organization.”
[Block Club Chicago] For months, residents of Mac Properties buildings say they've asked the landlord for help with rent amid the coronavirus pandemic. But their pleas have been ignored, they said.
In May, we surveyed South Shore renters about their tenant experience and information needs. Here are five things we learned from the process.
[Chicago Reader] On returning home and finding joy at the 42nd annual Puerto Rican People's Day Parade
When Lightfoot shuttered Chicago Public Schools’ free meal program for a day, Black and brown Chicagoans stepped up to the plate to make sure everybody eats—while holding space for revolution and joy.
As comprehensive rent relief stalls and the backlog of eviction filings grows, three housing experts offer their advice on what hard-hit tenants can do now to avoid eviction.