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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 April 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 | - |
| Housing Authority of the County of Lake, Il. | 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 |
| Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago | September 11th, 2015 |
| 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 |
| Decatur Housing Authority | November 16th, 2017 |
| Mercer County Housing Authority | - |
| Kendall Housing Authority | March 9th, 2018 |
| Winnebago County Housing Authority | February 19th, 2018 |
