Members of the Damen Courts Tenant Association recently delivered a majority petition to management to demonstrate their unity and demand safer living conditions, as well as an end to harassment and retaliation.

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP) is now open to apply for Seniors! Click this link for the specific addresses and documents you will need to bring with you. In person support from 9am-2pm. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

WOW! It is hard to believe how many incredible victories and actions we have had recently. Our newest Caucus Connection is filled with them. Read it in full here: mailchi.mp/seniorcaucus... Don't miss an update by signing up here: eepurl.com/ibxIXD

The Ellis Lakeview Tenant Association has been organizing since 2020 to make their building a safe and dignified place to live and there is no stopping now! We will not go back, every tenant deserves to feel safe in their home!

On 9/23/25 representatives of the tenant association showed up to HUD's inspection to tell them why security at Ellis Lakeview is so important and that residents can't afford to go back to an unsafe building where their were shootings nearly every week.

The Indian Trails Tenant Union has tried over the past 2 months to get a meeting with Alderman Beale. They have been ignored, kicked out of the office, and had phone calls screened. Call Alderman Beale and ask him to meet with the Indian trails Tenant Association! 773-785-1100 #Ward09

Everyone deserves to have a good home. A home that is clean, safe and happy. Although it seems like a simple statement, there are many renters across the city, state and country that are fighting daily to make this a reality. Editor: Dominique Gnagne @gdominique Filmmaker: @niko_photo_video

HAPPENING TODAY! Nourish Chicago Panty Food Pick Up Central West Ogden Senior Center 2102 West Ogden Avenue Chicago, IL, 60612 You must be 55 years or older to participate. Check in before 1pm to hold "your place in line" and get a raffle ticket! www.mealsonwheelschicago.org/events-calen...

Can you believe this difference for a tenant at our North Austin building? While Mr. Dobbs fought for many updates, management removed his tub, providing no timeline for its replacement. How did this victory happen? We escalated through every means: the City, local electeds and the Courts.

Huge improvement for one of our tenants at Indian Trails Apartments! After reporting leaks, holes and cracks in her bathroom, management began a repair that went unfinished. Using our tools of escalation this tenant, alongside our organizers, were able to get all issues resolved. Before video-

At JASC none of our tenants have been evicted after being served a notice. This is due to our whole organizing model, which includes legal representation thanks to our partners at Beyond Legal Aid. We use every tool we can to continue to fight and to win!

Lead organizer, Tammi Brown worked with key leaders at Crestwood Senior Apartments to put on an amazing end of summer social for residents to enjoy and celebrate all the hard work they have done this summer. This event will be featured in our Caucus Connection, sign up to stay updated!

Given the tremendous need for federal housing investments, Congress should fund these programs at a higher level, and not consider cuts of any kind to our affordable housing and homelessness programs. Tell Congress #HandsOffHousing! To learn more visit: nlihc.org/sites/defaul...

Keeping photo and video records of in-unit and building wide issues is essential in our path to victories. Without this documentation landlords and building management can diminish the seriousness and urgency of issues or dismiss them completely, for we have no means of holding owners accountable.

New blinds at Ellis Lakeview! This victory is a long time coming. Tenants in luxury buildings don't expect to live with broken, torn up, paper blinds for years on end. Whether it's a health or aesthetic issue, all tenants deserve dignity and to live comfortably in homes they are proud of.

On this Tenant Tuesday, we are highlighting one of our amazing members Adriana Williams! In May, at our All Member Picnic, the Lakeside Towers Tenants Association awarded Ms. Williams with the Trust Builder award.

A major victory for the Tenant Association at Ellis Lakeview: buildwide replacement of all carpets! Keep an eye out for more victories to come as the Ellis TA continues to fight for their demands. #tenantorganizing #ellislakeview #chicago #projectbasedsection8 #pbs8

Tenants at our newest building, Indian Trails, held a press conference to let their landlords know they're ready to fight for better living conditions.

Some more highlights from our All Member Picnic last weekend, which was a huge success! We loved celebrating our tenant leaders’ strengths and wins! 💙🌇

CUT IT OUT, FREDDIE MAC! WE STILL NEED A CONTRACT! 🗣️✂️ Tenants at Ellis Lakeview aren’t backing down.

IL HOUSING LAW UPDSTES: The Illinois State Legislature has made some important changes to housing law in 2025. These include the Landlord Retaliation Act, as well as some limits on tenant fees and a safe housing resource for domestic and sexual violence survivors.

There’s been an important update in Illinois housing law in 2025. The Retaliatory Eviction Act was replaced by the Landlord Retaliation Act (765 ILCS 721). This law improves protections for tenants who complain, testify, or organize around their housing and management conditions in good faith.

🔥 Campaign updates across all our buildings: While the rent strike at Ellis Lakeview has been front and center, tenant power is growing everywhere at JASC. Here are a few updates from our ongoing building campaigns!

Ellis Lakeview tenants' experiences are featured in The Real Deal re: the "blacklist" of landlords across the South and West Sides. Stories like this get brought to light because of powerful and prolonged tenant organizing. We're proud to be building tenant power at Ellis! shorturl.at/xKHWg

🚨 1 month into our Chicago rent strike: Ellis Lakeview tenants are standing up for their rights. After lawfully exercising their rights under the RLTO, 15 tenants received 30-day eviction notices OR had management refuse to accept partial rent payments. These are both illegal forms of retaliation.

We have some big news to share: TEN is merging with the Jane Addams Senior Caucus. We’re excited to officially become part of JASC’s historic tradition of grassroots organizing, embodying the legacy of social worker Jane Addams.

As a small organization that helps tenants organize to improve their living conditions in federally subsidized housing, we’re seeing in real time that our work is more necessary now than ever before. Read more below on why we need PBS8 tenant unions in 2025:

BIG WINS: Elevator at Ellis Lakeview repaired after six months of perpetual disrepair. ⚡️‼️🧵⬇️

Check us out in the @chicagoreader.com's Make it Make Sense column! #StrikeSeason #NoContractNoSale chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...

As of today, the Ellis Lakeview Tenants Association is ON STRIKE. We’re withholding rent from receiver Freddie Mac until a new building buyer commits to a contract. #NoContractNoSale #NoContractNoRent

More coverage on our press conference in the Hyde Park Herald! www.hpherald.com/evening_dige...

Check us out on Block Club!

Check us out in Block Club! Ellis Lakeview Tenants Threaten Rent Strike, Lawsuits Over Contract With New Landlord blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/27/ell… via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Can’t make it to our PRESS CONFERENCE at Ellis Lakeview on Weds 2/26 at 11am? Support the Tenants Association by calling and emailing Freddie Mac! Templates at linktree.com/tenanteducationnetwork

Come out to support next Wednesday 2/26 at 11am!

Hey HUD and Freddie Mac, I heard our tenant union just dropped off a rent strike notice and list of demands on your desk

TEN’s Ellis Lakeview Tenants Association is going on a RENT STRIKE come March 1!!!! We delivered the notice to HUD and Freddie Mac today. What this means: We are officially going on our first-ever rent strike, which will go into effect when tenants withhold half their rent on March 1.

Hey HUD and Freddie Mac, I heard our tenant union just dropped off a rent strike notice and list of demands on your desk

A bill has been introduced in Congress that would let landlords evict tenants on only three days’ notice or less. The legislation aims to roll back the 30-day notice landlords are currently required to give renters.

TEN forms tenant unions in Project-Based Section 8 buildings across Chicago and beyond. We give tenants the tools to document years of property violations, fight back against slumlords, and change their material conditions. How does it work? ⬇️🧵

When TEN builds scalable tenant power, we focus specifically on tenants in Project-Based Section 8 (PBS8) housing. Why PBS8? Find out below: ⬇️🧵

Hi! We’re TEN, a Chicago-based org that forms tenant unions in Project-Based Section 8 (PBS8) housing. We empower PBS8 residents to secure dignified and safe living conditions through collective action in the style of labor union organizing. Read more about us in this thread 🧵⬇️