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The program is expected to begin later this year, though no exact date has been set.

The $8 million, three-year pilot program will provide legal defense, in and out of court, to low-income renters who have experienced financial hardship due to the pandemic and are at risk of housing instability.

The Chicago Department of Housing on Monday chose two nonprofit groups to provide the legal help to tenants.

Illinois has dispersed $750 million to help those who fell behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Far less – so far $100 million – has gone to homeowners having trouble keeping up with their bills. And it may be months before homeowners receive funding.

10 Months After COVID Shut Down Illinois, Help is Still Available for Those Who Cant Pay Rent Lisa Parker and Courtney Copenhagen © Bloomberg via Getty Images La cantidad máxima por familia es de $1,200. Buried in the jampacked political news cycle last week was another extension of assistance for Illinois renters, but the extra month of rent relief provides fewer protections than previous iterations of the program. Previously-passed eviction moratoriums from March through Oc...