Thank you to everyone who made our 2025 Fall Benefit a huge success! We were delighted to celebrate with so many elected officials, community partners, volunteers, Board members, and staff, plus our generous sponsors at Sidley Austin, McGuireWoods, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, and Old National...
We’re pleased to recognize Garfield Park Community Council (GPCC) for their tremendous support in connecting renters with housing resources with the 2025 LCBH Community Partner Award on October 9th. You can secure your tickets to the celebration here. GPCC serves the Garfield Park...
We are thrilled to present LCBH Board Member, Richard (Dick) Astle, with the 2025 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award at our Annual Fall Benefit on October 9th. You can secure your tickets to the celebration here. Since 2015, Dick has played an instrumental role in LCBH’s long-term financial...
It’s hard to believe we’re already in the third quarter of 2025! We’ve closed more than 2,750 eviction cases this year, putting us on pace to, once again, serve more renters than at any point in our history. This feat would not have been possible without the tremendous efforts of our founders...
It is with great honor that we announce LCBH Co-founder and lifelong housing advocate, David Orr, will take home the 2025 Barbara Grau Outstanding Housing Advocate Award at LCBH’s Fall Benefit on October 9th at Buddy Guy’s Legends. Purchase your tickets to the celebration here. In 1980,...
Greetings from July, and happy Disability Pride Month! As I write this, people across the U.S. are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which expanded protections for people with disabilities beyond just federally funded programs to everyday life,...
We are thrilled to announce LCBH Alumna Sherrill Frost-Brown will receive the 2025 Sharon L. King Distinguished Alumni Award at LCBH’s Fall Benefit on October 9th at Buddy Guy’s Legends. Sherrill began her career at the Law Center for Better Housing in the late 1980s. Known as the Lawyers’...
Each summer, I'm reminded why I decided to call Chicago home more than three decades ago. After months of winter isolation, the city comes to life again – families walk along the Lakefront Trail, colleagues meet for lunch in Daley Plaza, and whole neighborhoods gather for street festivals and...
Earlier this month, LCBH Staff Attorney, Spencer Haydary, was recognized on the Windy City Times 30 Under 30 List, honoring 30 individuals who've made substantial contributions to the Chicagoland LGBTQ+ community through their personal and professional lives. Read more about Spencer’s...
Happy Women's History Month! This month, I’ve been reflecting on the tremendous impact of women on LCBH’s mission. For 45 years, women have been at the heart of LCBH’s work, providing legal and supportive services, leading in the role of Executive Director and on our Board, and advocating for...