“Discrimination against voucher holders is not just a violation of the law — it’s a barrier that keeps families in Illinois from accessing stable and affordable housing,” Joshua ...
housing attorneys have filed some of the first lawsuits, including Knighten’s, allowed under Illinois’ nearly two-year-old statewide law preventing discrimination on the basis of someone’s ...
The Housing Rights Initiative filed a slew of complaints with the Illinois Department ... a federal law that doesn’t protect against so-called source of income discrimination.
After eight years on the waitlist, Mikia Knighten was excited to learn in October 2022 that she had received a housing voucher from the Chicago Housing Authority ... allowed under Illinois’ nearly two ...