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 ...

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Illinois is scaling back its flagship rental assistance program, with funding for the next fiscal year cut by a third, just as eviction filings are rising and rent growth shows no signs of slowing.

Illinois allocated $75 million in state funding to continue to provide rental assistance to renters and their landlords for fiscal year 2025, which began July 1. Unlike many other states and ...