Age Discrimination in Housing – What You Need to Know
The Federal Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination due to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and...
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Disability Pride Month: Understanding the ADA and Housing
July is Disability Pride Month, celebrating the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination...
Pride Month – Know your LGBTQ+ Housing Rights
June is Pride Month, and June 28th is Pride Day in honor of the first Pride march in 1970 in New York City. Fifty-three years later, we...
Why We Are "All Inn" Support of Connections for the Homeless and the Margarita Inn
On Tuesday, May 22, we will be at the Evanston City Council meeting “All Inn” in support of the work Connections for the Homeless is...
Why Fair Housing Matters in Chicago in 2023
April is National Fair Housing Month. This landmark legislation prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing...
Open Communities Celebrates Fair Housing Month
April is National Fair Housing Month, a time to celebrate the passage of the Fair Housing Act signed 55 years ago on April 11, 1968. The...
Make Your Voice Heard about Evanston's RLTO
This year, Evanston's City Council is considering ways to upgrade the current RLTO, the Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance. The RLTO...
How The White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights Affects Chicago Suburban Tenants
Recently we were excited to see the White House release its Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights to promote fair housing for renters....
Redlining – Still an Issue in 2022
Redlining still exists - but now it is digital redlining. What is digital redlining, and how is Open Communities fighting it?
Cook County's Just Housing Amendment (JHA) Important for Fair Housing
Learn about Cook County's Just Housing Amendment (JHA) and how it impacts housing providers and people with criminal records.
Open Communities Part of Settlement with Redfin, Expanding Access for Communities of Color
Open Communities is part of a settlement with Redfin, expanding access to real estate services in communities of color.
Open Communities Part of Historic Fair Housing Settlement with Fannie Mae
Open Communities was part of a $53 million settlement with Fannie Mae confirming fair housing laws cover the maintenance & marketing of REOs
Open Communities' Fair Housing Plans for 2022
How Open Communities plans to enforce fair housing laws in 2022. Written by Fair Housing Department Director Chris Riehlmann.
Announcing Our New Partnership with Connections for the Homeless
Open Communities & Connections for the Homeless are partnering on an eviction prevention program.
Notes from Our First In-Person Gathering
The Open Communities staff gathered in person for the first time in many months, thanks to Covid-19, to make plans for the coming year.
What to Do if You Are Facing Eviction as the Federal Eviction Moratorium Ends
Open Communities offers steps to take if you are facing eviction.
The State of the Housing Market - Red Hot, or Not?
Open Communities Board member, Joanne Rogers, VP of Mortgage at Guaranteed Rate, explains the unfair current "hot" housing market.
Fair Housing - Will It Ever Be Truly Fair?
Board member Erica Page Muhammad writes about fair housing and homeownership from her perspective as a Black woman.
Evanston, Chicago Leaders Talk Fair Housing and Reparations in Forum
The Daily Northwestern covers Open Communities' Fair Housing and Reparations Forum.
How Fair Housing Investigations Work - A Fair Housing Investigator's Story
Open Communities explains how fair housing investigations work by interviewing a Fair Housing Investigator.
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