2.2 Fair Housing Laws

2.2 Increase Cook County’s capacity to enforce Cook County’s fair housing laws to reduce unlawful housing discrimination and affirmatively further fair housing.

Lead Department: Department of Human Rights and Ethics

FY24 Highlighted Accomplishments:

• Launched first ever public transportation campaign, The Right Move!, on Pace buses to inform County residents of their housing rights, in particular the Just Housing Amendment and source of income protections.
• Partnered with the Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance (CAFHA), Open Communities and Safer Foundation to provide training on the source of income protection and Just Housing Amendment.
• Partnered with Roosevelt University’s Policy Research Collaborative to study the impact of the Just Housing Amendment.

Implementation Status: On track – meaningful progress advanced