Housing
Information on supportive housing and locating/maintaining housing.
Section 811 & Statewide Referral Network (SRN) | Community Profiles | Cook County Just Housing Amendment |Cook County Commission on Human Rights
See currently available housing
View Website: Section 811 & Statewide Referral Network (SRN)
Housing Policies & Forms
View Videos: Illinois Pathways to Housing
Community Profiles
As the number of Class Members in the community is growing, so is the saturation of neighborhoods, landlord relationships, and need for housing resources. CSH in conjunction with the Division of Mental Health created community profiles to give the support staff and Class Members the opportunity to learn about other neighborhoods that are less saturated and offer similarities to neighborhoods and area that they are more familiar with.
The compilation document below includes Albany Park, Grand Boulevard, West Ridge, Near North Side, Avalon Park, and Logan Square. Individual documents are also provided for Humboldt Park and North Chicago.
Cook County Just Housing Amendment
Effective January 2020, Cook County landlords can no longer ask about arrest or conviction records on a housing application, and cannot consider conviction records more than 3 years old, arrests, charges, or citations, or certain other legal background issues in approving an application for housing.
Cook County Commission on Human Rights
On February 3, 2022, the Cook County Commission on Human Rights Commissioners issued a memorandum, “Source of Income Protections Under Cook County Human Rights Ordinance.” View the memo.