Illinois is facing a housing shortage, from Chicago and its suburbs to cities like Rockford and college towns like Champaign-Urbana and Bloomington-Normal.
Abundant Housing Illinois is a 501(c)(4) chapter of YIMBY Action that, along with its sister chapters CUrbanism in Champaign-Urbana and Rockford Area YIMBY, advocates for abundant housing and sustainable, inclusive cities throughout Illinois.
The housing shortage and affordability crisis is a political choice, and our governments - federal, state, and local - have the ability to change the status quo and ensure that everyone has a roof over their heads. Abundant Housing Illinois and its sister chapters endorse the following pro-housing candidates who are dedicated to ending the housing shortage
Lt. Governor Stratton has championed housing programs that have eliminated over $33 million in student loan debt while helping families buy homes. She'll push to tie federal funding to zoning reform and cut red tape blocking new homes.
"If we want to lower housing costs, we have to build more homes. One obstacle to building more housing developments can be local zoning and permitting regulations that restrict and needlessly prolong the approval process."
Sen. Peters is the chief sponsor of the Build Illinois Homes tax credit and passed the Senior Property Tax Freeze expansion. He's ready to bring that same pro-housing energy to Congress.
"Federal dollars should not subsidize local governments that are actively blocking the homes Americans desperately need."
A labor leader who fights for working families, Driver supports legalizing more homes near transit, simplifying permits, and pushing back against exclusionary zoning.
"We must push back against exclusionary practices and ensure that decisions about land use center the needs of renters, workers, and families who are being priced out.
