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The Chicago Emergency Rental Assistance Program application window closes June 8

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program provides grants to cover 15 months of missed rental payments. By August, the eviction ban is set to be lifted in Illinois. Will this assistance be enough to keep people afloat?

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For thousands of Illinois renters who are out of work during the pandemic, the threat of eviction is getting closer to reality.