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Articles and Op-Eds on Just Cause for Eviction

Op-Ed: Chicago Should Follow Other Cities and Protect Tenants from Unjust Evictions: Chicago Tribune (2023)
Article: How eviction works in Cook County: Injustice Watch (2022)
Article: Tenants and advocates call for Just Cause Ordinance to end no-fault evictions: Injustice Watch (2021)
Op-Ed: It's About time for a Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance: South Side Weekly (2021)
Analysis: Do Evictions Affect Health-Related Behaviors?: Housing Matters (2021)
Article: Chicago Needs the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance: Crain's Chicago Business (2021)
Article: South & West Sides Maintain Higher Eviction Rates Despite Statewide Eviction Ban: Chicago Reporter (2021)
Article: Chicago Could Be the Latest City with a Just Cause for Eviction Law: City Bureau (2020)
Article: Fighting No-Fault Evictions with a Just Cause Ordinance:  Shelterforce (2020)
Op-Ed: A Just Cause for Chicago Tenants: South Side Weekly (2020)

Recordings About Just Cause

What is Just Cause to Evict and why Chicago needs to pass it: Video Conversation
City of Chicago Just Cause for Eviction Subject Matter Hearing: Recording
Eviction filings, Unemployment, and the Impact of COVID-19: Video Conversation

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“That sense of expectation that I can be where I am and have a sense of place about my neighborhood – its schools, churches, businesses–would be the foremost element of housing as a human right . And that's exactly what Just Cause begins to do.” 
​- Frank Avellone, CHJC Member
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