Illinois is facing a shortage of roughly 142,000 housing units and must more than double its construction pace to catch up ...

Study authors are recommending a series of policy changes to help spur tens of thousands of new housing units.

Researchers found that rising incomes, employment growth and higher rates of homeownership have increased demand for housing.

Todd Stenhouse Illinois Economic Policy Institute +1 916-397-1131 ... Visit us on social media: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook X ...

If the government supported rental assistance in amounts commensurate with the tax benefits given to homeowners, it would ...

The increase in calls was largely driven by a lack of safe housing for survivors, according to a new report from the group ...

The Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit (HB 1147/SB 62) is a proven, bipartisan solution to this crisis. This proposal has already been adopted in more than 25 other states, and it would create a ...

Central and Southern Illinois are deeply familiar with the growing need for affordable housing. Across the state, more than 289,000 affordable rental homes are needed to meet the needs of ...

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they ...

Amid housing crisis, task force could look to expand community land trusts in Illinois. ... This task force bill passed out of the Illinois House housing committee on a partisan 10-3 vote.

Illinois is facing a public defense crisis. That was the message from lawyers, lawmakers, policy advocates, and organizers who converged at the Northwestern Pritzker Law’s downtown campus on ...

Dozens of southern Illinois non-profits came together Tuesday for the first annual Housing Security Summit at The Pavilion in Marion. By Devin Kidd Published : Apr. 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM CDT ...