It is with great honor that we announce Henry (Hank) Rose, professor emeritus at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and co-author of the Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance, will take home the 2026 Barbara Grau Outstanding Housing Advocate Award for his lifelong commitment to advancing renters' rights.
We’re pleased to announce that long-time tenant organizer and friend of LCBH, John Bartlett, will receive the 2nd Annual LCBH Community Partner Award at our 2026 Fall Benefit on October 15th, 2026. The LCBH Community Partner Award honors people and organizations who support LCBH in advancing...
We’re pleased to announce that UIC Professor of Law and advocate for domestic violence (DV) survivors, Debra Stark, will receive the 2026 Sharon L. King Distinguished Alumni Award at LCBH’s Fall Benefit on October 15th. The SLK Distinguished Alumni Award is given annually in honor of LCBH’s...
LCBH was awarded $100,000 in unrestricted funding from Impact Grants Chicago, a women-powered collective giving organization, to continue serving Chicago’s low-to-moderate income renters in and outside of eviction court. “We are incredibly grateful to be a 2026 Impact Grant recipient. LCBH...
Greetings from May! It’s hard to believe we’re already in the second quarter of 2026. Over the past few months, we’ve been busy meeting with community and government partners, donors, and volunteers across the city, sharing strategies to improve housing outcomes for renters through service...
Sharon L. King is a long-time LCBH donor and former board president. Sharon was instrumental in establishing the Brach-Brodie Endowment which provides funding for LCBH to host legal fellows and recent law school graduates to gain experience in a legal aid setting. Sharon recently made the lead...
"Donna,” a Chicago Public Schools teacher, had lived in her Logan Square apartment for more than a decade when she learned that her landlord’s adult children were selling her building. “I was close with this family for a very long time, almost 15 years. I was told by them more than once, that...
Greetings from 2026! Working at LCBH, the importance of safe and stable housing is always on my mind. But, during weeks like these, when the temperatures dip well below zero, it becomes impossible to ignore just how essential our work is for neighbors facing displacement due to eviction. In...
Emily had been living in her home for nearly seven years when she lost her waitressing job and fell behind on rent. Having experienced homelessness before, Emily was determined to stay in her unit, and negotiated a payment plan with her landlord, promising to pay her rent for the next 12...
To Carla, a single mom, stability starts at home. Her 3-bedroom house is perfectly situated so her mom can help her youngest get to school on time and she can catch the train to work, all while feeling safe in their neighborhood, which, after COVID and other big life events, is essential to...