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Do you Know these Myths and Facts About Home Buying?

Learn common myths and facts about homebuying and how a HUD certified housing counselor can help you.

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Disability Pride Month: Understanding the ADA and Housing

July is Disability Pride Month, celebrating the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination...

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Pride Month – Know your LGBTQ+ Housing Rights

June is Pride Month, and June 28th is Pride Day in honor of the first Pride march in 1970 in New York City. Fifty-three years later, we...

Claire Bacon

Why We Are "All Inn" Support of Connections for the Homeless and the Margarita Inn

On Tuesday, May 22, we will be at the Evanston City Council meeting “All Inn” in support of the work Connections for the Homeless is...

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Why Fair Housing Matters in Chicago in 2023

April is National Fair Housing Month. This landmark legislation prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing...

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Open Communities Celebrates Fair Housing Month

April is National Fair Housing Month, a time to celebrate the passage of the Fair Housing Act signed 55 years ago on April 11, 1968. The...

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Make Your Voice Heard about Evanston's RLTO

This year, Evanston's City Council is considering ways to upgrade the current RLTO, the Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance. The RLTO...

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How The White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights Affects Chicago Suburban Tenants

Recently we were excited to see the White House release its Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights to promote fair housing for renters....

Sean CK

Redlining – Still an Issue in 2022

Redlining still exists - but now it is digital redlining. What is digital redlining, and how is Open Communities fighting it?

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Cook County's Just Housing Amendment (JHA) Important for Fair Housing

Learn about Cook County's Just Housing Amendment (JHA) and how it impacts housing providers and people with criminal records.

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Open Communities Part of Settlement with Redfin, Expanding Access for Communities of Color

Open Communities is part of a settlement with Redfin, expanding access to real estate services in communities of color.

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Open Communities’ Housing Counselor, Kayla Williams

One of our newer housing counselors, Kayla Williams, explains what a housing counselor does, how she found her way to Open Communities,...

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Open Communities' Fair Housing Plans for 2022

How Open Communities plans to enforce fair housing laws in 2022. Written by Fair Housing Department Director Chris Riehlmann.

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Announcing Our New Partnership with Connections for the Homeless

Open Communities & Connections for the Homeless are partnering on an eviction prevention program.

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Notes from Our First In-Person Gathering

The Open Communities staff gathered in person for the first time in many months, thanks to Covid-19, to make plans for the coming year.

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What to Do if You Are Facing Eviction as the Federal Eviction Moratorium Ends

Open Communities offers steps to take if you are facing eviction.

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