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Despite Uncertain Future for Illinois Eviction Moratorium, Rental Assistance Remains

The Illinois Supreme Court announced an amendment to Order M.R. 30370, which extended the temporary stay on certain residential eviction trials and dispositive motions to September 18. The previous order was set to end on September 1. The amended Order also includes provisions that exempt cases where rental assistance is clearly not viable and there

Eviction Moratorium to Be Phased Out, Rental Relief Program Begins

At the end of May, Governor Pritzker signed a bill that expands rental assistance for Illinois households. The new law creates a $1.5 Billion rental relief program to aid families and individuals with unpaid rental debt from the COVID-19 pandemic. Pritzker’s eviction moratorium went into effect in March of 2020 and has prevented mass evictions

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