Property tax debt sale reform will allow homeowners to keep more of their equity
With this bill, Illinois is the last state to come into compliance with a 2023 Supreme Court decision.
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Budget, Bears, BUILD, oh my. What’s the latest from the Statehouse?
With just over 24 hours left in the spring legislative session, several major issues remain in flux. Lawmakers are getting ...
Bears bill, BUILD take back seat as leaders seek agreement on budget
The budget is the focus, and new revenue options are beginning to take shape in the final stretch of the ...
Pritzker’s affordable housing plan gets Senate hearing as municipalities remain opposed
The measures are aimed at spurring homebuilding, but municipal leaders are opposed.
Molly Parker: This 3D printer was supposed to bring housing to Cairo. It was another broken promise
Most stories I report on disappear as soon as they’re filed. But a few stay in the bones. This is ...
Pritzker to propose statewide zoning laws to spur homebuilding, limit local control
The plan also includes $250 million in capital infrastructure funding.
Budzinski intervenes in local housing dispute on behalf of low-income residents
Budzinski demands answers from management company accused of failing low-income Illinois residents as HUD cuts loom.
Federal housing credit expansion could increase affordable rental units in Illinois: report
Affordable housing advocates say Illinois lawmakers should enact a state low-income housing tax credit to complement more federal funding.
Following state rep’s encounter, Pritzker signs ‘squatter bill’ into law
Gov. JB Pritzker signs bill cracking down on squatters after people illegally move in next to state representative.
Unsettling Accounts: How Illinois is confronting the growing student loan crisis
People in their 20s and 30s who are burdened by student loans find it difficult to buy a home, but ...
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