Section 8 Waiting Lists in Illinois

There are 74 housing authorities in Illinois which offer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. For more on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program visit the Housing Choice Voucher section of our Low Income Housing Renter's Guide.

As of June 22nd 2018, there are 11 Section 8 waiting lists that are open now, opening soon, or always open.

Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Indefinitely

All Open Indefinitely Waiting Lists

There are 11 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists in Illinois that are either always open or that have not announced a closing date.

Waiting List	Serves
Springfield Housing Authority	Sangamon County, Springfield
Housing Authority for LaSalle County	Grundy County, LaSalle County, Cedar Point +24 More
St. Clair County Housing Authority	St Clair County
Lee County Housing Authority	Lee County, Dixon, Amboy +5 More
Montgomery County Housing Authority	Montgomery County, Litchfield, Hillsboro +6 More
Jersey County Housing Authority	Jersey County, Jerseyville, Brighton
Fulton County Housing Authority	Fulton County, Table Grove, Canton +6 More
Knox County Housing Authority	Knox County, Galesburg, Wataga +2 More
Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb	DeKalb County, Dekalb, Somonauk +12 More
Woodford County Housing Authority	Woodford County, Metamora, Eureka +1 More
Grundy County Housing Authority	Grundy County, Morris, Dwight +14 More

Closed Section 8 Waiting Lists

The following waiting lists have been confirmed to be closed.

Waiting List	Closed Date
Chicago Housing Authority	November 24th, 2014
Peoria Housing Authority	August 18th, 2014
Housing Authority of Champaign County	June 30th, 2016
The Housing Authority of Henry County	June 29th, 2016
Greater Metropolitan Area Housing Authority of Rock Island County	-
Housing Authority of the City of Danville	-
Madison County Housing Authority	July 20th, 2016
Quincy Housing Authority	May 11th, 2016
Rock Island Housing Authority	July 28th, 2015
Moline Housing Authority	-
Rockford Housing Authority	April 10th, 2015
Housing Authority of Joliet	-
Housing Authority of Cook County	-
Waukegan Housing Authority	April 2nd, 2015
Menard County Housing Authority	-
Whiteside County Housing Authority	November 21st, 2014
Kankakee County Housing Authority	July 24th, 2015
Logan County Housing Authority	July 21st, 2015
Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington	October 30th, 2014
Jackson County Housing Authority	-
Lake County Housing Authority	December 2nd, 2016
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin	October 17th, 2014
Jo Daviess County Housing Authority	-
Aurora Housing Authority	-
Housing Authority of Elgin	-
Ogle County Housing Authority	-
DuPage Housing Authority	-
Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park	March 18th, 2004
McHenry County Housing Authority	February 13th, 2018
Housing Authority of East Peoria	August 8th, 2014
Housing Authority of the City of Marion	July 31st, 2017
Housing Authority of the Town of Cicero	October 24th, 2014
Winnebago County Housing Authority	February 26th, 2017
Maywood Housing Authority	May 4th, 2017
Mercer County Housing Authority	-
Kendall Housing Authority	March 9th, 2018
Winnebago County Housing Authority	February 19th, 2018
Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago	June 8th, 2018
Decatur Housing Authority	June 11th, 2018

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