Low-income apartments and rental assistance options in Illinois – including subsidized, public, senior, HUD, and other government housing programs.
Low Income Renters looking for safe, affordable housing in Illinois search these cities and counties most often:
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Mobile County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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East St. Louis Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Chicago Housing Authority | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
General | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Lake Parc Place Family | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Chicago Housing Authority | Senior and Disabled Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Disaster Victims | Other Project Based | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Peoria, Illinois Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Springfield Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Granite City Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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William Street Townhomes, 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Alexander County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Henry and Stark County, Illinois | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Elderly/Disabled Developments | Other Project Based | Open Until Further Notice |
Family Developments | Other Project Based | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Greater Metropolitan Area Housing Authority of Rock Island County | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Garfield School Senior Development | Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Hometown Harbor | Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
William Young Homes Elderly | Other Senior | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Vermilion Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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2, 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom Family | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Efficiency, Near Elderly | Disabled Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
1-Bedroom | Disabled Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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LaSalle and Grundy County, Illinois | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Housing Authority for LaSalle County | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Quincy Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Two Rivers Point, 2-Bedroom | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Now |
Spencer Towers | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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4-Bedroom | Public Housing | Open Now |
2-Bedroom | Public Housing | Open Now |
3-Bedroom | Public Housing | Open Now |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Low Income Public Housing (LIPH), Midvale, Summit Green, Buckbee, North Main Manor, Park Terrace, and Olesen Plaza | Senior and Disabled Public Housing | Open Now |
Family Low Income Public Housing (LIPH), 2, 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Grundy County, Illinois | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Grundy County Housing Authority | Senior and Disabled Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Arthur Homes, and Williams Street Townhomes | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Now |
Lakeside Villas of Carlyle, Near Elderly | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Now |
Menard County Housing Authority | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the City of Freeport | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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St. Clair County, Illinois | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
St. Clair County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Dewitt County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Whiteside County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the County of Ford | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Lee County Housing Authority | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Lee County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Montgomery County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit | Other Project Based | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of Christian County Illinois | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Kankakee County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Logan County, Illinois | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Logan County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Massac County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Mason County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
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Housing Authority - County of Saline | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
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Housing Authority of the City of Pekin | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of Pulaski County | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Macoupin County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Perry County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Williamson County, Illinois | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Williamson County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority - City of Alton | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Marion County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of Pope County | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of Jefferson County | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Franklin County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Effingham County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of Johnson County | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the County of Hardin | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the County of Union | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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White County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Clark County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the County of Cumberland Il. | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Pike County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Scott County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Jersey County Housing Authority | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Jersey County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of McDonough County | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Fitch Manor Multifamily | Other Project Based | Open Until Further Notice |
Fitch Manor 62+ or Disabled | Other Senior and Disabled | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the County of Bond | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Carroll Apartments, 2, 3, and 4-Bedroom, Family | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Maple Lane, 1-Bedroom, | Senior and Disabled Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Mest Manor, 1-Bedroom, | Senior and Disabled Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Jo Daviess County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Winnebago County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Westport Village Apartments, 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom, LIHTC | Other Project Based | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Fulton County Housing Authority | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Fulton County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Knox County Housing Authority | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Knox County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the County of Wayne Illinois | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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DeKalb County, Illinois Limited | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
DeKalb County, Illinois | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
1, 2, and 3-Bedroom Limited | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Sequoya Apartments | Other Senior and Disabled | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Warren County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Livingston County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Ogle County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the County of Richland | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Hancock County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the County of Brown | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Mills Park Tower | Senior Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
The Oaks Senior and Disabled Multi-Family Housing | Other Senior and Disabled | Open Until Further Notice |
Farrelly-Muriello Apartments Disabled Multi-Family Housing | Other Senior and Disabled | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Woodford County Housing Authority | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Woodford County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the County of Lawrence Il. | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Residences of Lake in the Hills 55+ | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Garden Place Apartments , 2 and 3-Bedroom | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Villas of Lake in the Hills, 2 and 3-Bedroom | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Creekview Apartments, Near Elderly | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Walnut Ridge | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
The Renaissance Apartments | Other Project Based | Open Until Further Notice |
GreenTrees of Huntley and SilverTrees of Richmond | Other Senior and Disabled | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Hamilton County Housing Authority | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of Edgar County | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Leisure Acres, Near Elderly | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Waiting List | Program | Status |
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Housing Authority of the City of Marion | Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Keep a record of past landlord issues.
Having some marks on your rental history will not disqualify you from federal housing, but be prepared to explain situations like an eviction.Takesha Powell says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great resource that provides a lot of helpful links to get low-income and affordable housing."