Section 8 housing in Illinois
106 housing authorities in Illinois run Section 8 programs. You apply to the one that covers the area where you want to live — call before you go, since many keep their waiting lists closed for long stretches.
- 106 housing authorities
- 944 HUD-assisted properties
- 72,295 subsidized apartments
- 262 cities with listings
Cities in Illinois
Each city page lists the HUD-assisted apartment buildings there — the ones where the subsidy is attached to the unit, so you apply at the property itself.
- Chicago
- Peoria
- Rockford
- Decatur
- Elgin
- Joliet
- Aurora
- Danville
- Waukegan
- Galesburg
- Alton
- Evanston
- Pekin
- Springfield
- Urbana
- East Saint Louis
- Kankakee
- Palatine
- Freeport
- Quincy
- Rock Island
- Arlington Heights
- Belleville
- Bloomington
- Dekalb
- East Moline
- Macomb
- Mattoon
- Moline
- Mount Sterling
- Belvidere
- Chicago Heights
- Dixon
- Effingham
- Gurnee
- Loves Park
- Mchenry
- Naperville
- Oak Brook
- Oak Park
- Skokie
- Zion
- Beardstown
- Calumet City
- Canton
- Carbondale
- Carol Stream
- Charleston
- Crete
- Harvey
- Highland Park
- Jacksonville
- Matteson
- Maywood
- Mount Prospect
- Normal
- Pecatonica
- Petersburg
- Robbins
- Rochelle
- Sterling
- Taylorville
- Addison
- Batavia
- Cairo
- Carthage
- Centreville
- Champaign
- Cissna Park
- Crest Hill
- Crystal Lake
- Downers Grove
- East Peoria
- East St Louis
- Flora
- Gibson City
- Granite City
- Henry
- Highland
- Hillsboro
- Jerseyville
- Kewanee
- La Harpe
- La Salle
- Lansing
- Lewistown
- Libertyville
- Lincoln
- Lombard
- Louisville
- Martinsville
- Milan
- Monmouth
- Mount Vernon
- Mundelein
- Newton
- Niles
- North Chicago
- O Fallon
- Olney
- Pana
- Pontiac
- Salem
- Shorewood
- Silvis
- Streator
- Washington
- West Chicago
- Wheaton
- Wheeling
- White Hall
- Wilmette
- Wilmington
- Wood River
- Woodstock
- Yorkville
- Albion
- Alorton
- Alsip
- Antioch
- Assumption
- Barrington
- Bensenville
- Berwyn
- Bolingbrook
- Bourbonnais
- Bowen
- Brooklyn
- Buffalo
- Bunker Hill
- Bushnell
- Byron
- Cambridge
- Carmi
- Carpentersville
- Carrier Mills
- Centralia
- Chatsworth
- Chicago Ridge
- Chillicothe
- Clay City
- Clayton
- Clinton
- Collinsville
- Cottage Hills
- Cowden
- Deerfield
- Des Plaines
- Dix
- Dolton
- Du Quoin
- Durand
- Dwight
- East Alton
- Edwardsville
- Eldorado
- Elmwood Park
- Equality
- Eureka
- Farina
- Ford Heights
- Forest Park
- Fox Lake
- Galatia
- Galena
- Genoa
- Georgetown
- Glen Ellyn
- Glendale Heights
- Glenview
- Godfrey
- Goreville
- Green Oaks
- Greenfield
- Greenville
- Griggsville
- Hammond
- Hanna City
- Harvard
- Havana
- Hines
- Hume
- Island Lake
- Johnsburg
- La Grange
- Lake Villa
- Lake Zurich
- Lebanon
- Lisle
- Lockport
- Mackinaw
- Madison
- Marion
- Marshall
- Metamora
- Metropolis
- Midlothian
- Morris
- Morton
- Morton Grove
- Mound City
- Mount Carroll
- Mount Morris
- Mt Prospect
- New Berlin
- New Lenox
- North Aurora
- Northlake
- Omaha
- Oquawka
- Orland Hills
- Ottawa
- Palos Park
- Paris
- Park Forest
- Perry
- Peru
- Phoenix
- Pinckneyville
- Pittsfield
- Port Byron
- Princeton
- Prophetstown
- Rantoul
- Richton Park
- Robinson
- Rochester
- Rock Falls
- Rockton
- Rolling Meadows
- Round Lake
- Round Lake Beach
- Rushville
- Sandwich
- Schaumburg
- Shabbona
- Shipman
- South Jacksonville
- St Charles
- St Peter
- Staunton
- Ste Marie
- Stockton
- Sublette
- Sullivan
- Sumner
- Sycamore
- Thompsonville
- Tinley Park
- Toulon
- Vandalia
- Venice
- Vernon Hills
- Vienna
- Villa Grove
- Walnut
- Watseka
- Waverly
- West Frankfort
- Westmont
- Winnebago
- Woodlawn
Where to apply in Illinois
These are the offices that accept Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) applications. Ask two questions when you call: is the waiting list open, and do you have a local residency preference?
| Housing authority | Where | Contact | Section 8 units reported to HUD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Housing Authority HUD code IL002 · Combined | 60 E Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60605 | (312) 742-8500 [email protected] | 61,049 |
| Housing Authority Cook County HUD code IL025 · Combined | 10 S la Salle St Ste 2200, Chicago, IL 60603 | (312) 542-4721 [email protected] | 14,142 |
| Dupage Housing Authority HUD code IL101 · Section 8 | 711 E Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187 | (630) 690-3555 [email protected] | 3,360 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Lake, Il. HUD code IL056 · Combined | Grayslake, IL 60030 | (847) 223-1170 [email protected] | 3,282 |
| Housing Authority of Joliet HUD code IL024 · Combined | 6 S Broadway St, Joliet, IL 60436 | (815) 727-0611 [email protected] | 2,797 |
| St. Clair County Housing Authority HUD code IL030 · Combined | 1790 S 74th St, Belleville, IL 62223 | (618) 277-6988 [email protected] | 2,695 |
| Springfield Housing Authority HUD code IL004 · Combined | 200 N 11th St, Springfield, IL 62703 | (217) 753-5757 [email protected] | 2,463 |
| Housing Authority of Champaign County HUD code IL006 · Combined | 2008 N Market St, Champaign, IL 61822 | (217) 378-7100 [email protected] | 2,430 |
| Rockford Housing Authority HUD code IL022 · Combined | 223 S Winnebago St, Rockford, IL 61102 | (815) 489-8520 [email protected] | 2,363 |
| Peoria Housing Authority HUD code IL003 · Combined | 100 S Richard Pryor Pl, Peoria, IL 61605 | (309) 676-8736 [email protected] | 2,146 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Aurora HUD code IL090 · Combined | 1449 Jericho Cir, Aurora, IL 60506 | (630) 701-9977 [email protected] | 1,499 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Waukegan HUD code IL026 · Combined | 1707 N Mcaree Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085 | (847) 244-8500 [email protected] | 1,254 |
| Decatur Housing Authority HUD code IL012 · Combined | 1808 E Locust St, Decatur, IL 62521 | (217) 423-7711 [email protected] | 1,249 |
| Madison County Housing Authority HUD code IL015 · Combined | 2 Eastport Plaza Dr, Collinsville, IL 62234 | (618) 345-5142 [email protected] | 1,223 |
| Housing Authority of Elgin HUD code IL092 · Combined | 130 S State St, Elgin, IL 60123 | (847) 742-3853 [email protected] | 1,164 |
| Menard County Housing Authority HUD code IL028 · Combined | 117 N 7th St, Petersburg, IL 62675 | (217) 632-7723 [email protected] | 1,027 |
| Mchenry County Housing Authority HUD code IL116 · Combined | 1125 Mitchell Ct, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 | (815) 338-7752 [email protected] | 1,001 |
| Winnebago County Housing Authority HUD code IL083 · Combined | 3617 Delaware St, Rockford, IL 61102 | (815) 963-2133 [email protected] | 988 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Danville, Il HUD code IL011 · Combined | 1607 Clyman Ln, Danville, IL 61832 | (217) 444-3101 [email protected] | 965 |
| Kankakee County Housing Authority HUD code IL039 · Combined | 185 N Saint Joseph Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901 | (815) 939-7125 [email protected] | 871 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Jackson, Il. HUD code IL053 · Combined | 300 N 7th St, Murphysboro, IL 62966 | (618) 684-3183 [email protected] | 656 |
| Housing Authority For Lasalle County HUD code IL014 · Combined | 526 E Norris Dr, Ottawa, IL 61350 | (815) 434-0380 [email protected] | 653 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Dekalb HUD code IL089 · Combined | 310 N 6th St, Dekalb, IL 60115 | (815) 758-2692 [email protected] | 606 |
| Grtr Metro. Area Hsng Auth of Rock Island County HUD code IL010 · Combined | 621 17th Ave, East Moline, IL 61244 | (309) 755-4527 [email protected] | 591 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Rock Island HUD code IL018 · Combined | 227 21st St, Rock Island, IL 61201 | (309) 788-0825 [email protected] | 580 |
| Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago, Il HUD code IL107 · Combined | 1440 Jackson St, North Chicago, IL 60064 | (847) 223-1170 [email protected] | 546 |
| Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park HUD code IL103 · Combined | 21 South Blvd, Oak Park, IL 60302 | (708) 386-9322 [email protected] | 546 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington, Il HUD code IL051 · Combined | 104 E Wood St, Bloomington, IL 61701 | (309) 829-3360 [email protected] | 467 |
| Housing Authority of Christian County, Illinois HUD code IL038 · Combined | 101 E 2nd St, Pana, IL 62557 | (217) 562-3121 [email protected] | 377 |
| Quincy Housing Authority HUD code IL016 · Combined | 540 Harrison St, Quincy, IL 62301 | (217) 222-0720 [email protected] | 349 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Mclean, Ill. HUD code IL117 · Section 8 | 104 E Wood St, Bloomington, IL 61701 | (309) 829-3360 [email protected] | 316 |
| East Peoria Housing Authority HUD code IL124 · Section 8 | 139 Cole St, East Peoria, IL 61611 | (309) 698-4718 [email protected] | 300 |
| Whiteside County Housing Authority HUD code IL032 · Combined | 401 W 18th St, Rock Falls, IL 61071 | (815) 625-0581 [email protected] | 299 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Boone HUD code IL122 · Section 8 | 2036 N State St, Belvidere, IL 61008 | (815) 544-0084 [email protected] | 297 |
| Knox County Housing Authority HUD code IL085 · Combined | 216 W Simmons St, Galesburg, IL 61401 | (309) 342-8129 [email protected] | 285 |
| Housing Authority of Marion County HUD code IL057 · Combined | 719 Howard St, Centralia, IL 62801 | (618) 532-1894 [email protected] | 282 |
| Fulton County Housing Authority HUD code IL084 · Combined | 250 S Main St, Canton, IL 61520 | (309) 647-4120 [email protected] | 264 |
| Moline Housing Authority HUD code IL020 · Combined | 4141 11th Avenue A, Moline, IL 61265 | (309) 764-1819 [email protected] | 246 |
| Woodford County Housing Authority HUD code IL104 · Combined | 410 E Eureka Ave, Eureka, IL 61530 | (309) 467-4623 [email protected] | 244 |
| Housing Authority of the Town of Cicero HUD code IL130 · Section 8 | 1634 S Laramie Ave Ste B, Cicero, IL 60804 | (708) 652-0386 [email protected] | 239 |
| Illinois Housing Development Authority HUD code IL901 · Section 8 | 111 E Wacker Dr Ste 1000, Chicago, IL 60601 | (312) 836-5200 [email protected] | 235 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Jersey HUD code IL074 · Combined | 505 Horn Dr, Jerseyville, IL 62052 | (618) 498-9516 [email protected] | 199 |
| Kendall Housing Authority HUD code IL137 · Section 8 | 811 W John St, Yorkville, IL 60560 | (630) 593-8207 [email protected] | 198 |
| Morgan County Housing Authority HUD code IL079 · Combined | 211 S Fayette St, Jacksonville, IL 62650 | (217) 243-3338 [email protected] | 195 |
| The Housing Authority of Henry County HUD code IL009 · Combined | 125 N Chestnut St, Kewanee, IL 61443 | (309) 852-2801 [email protected] | 189 |
| Housing Authority of Park Forest HUD code IL136 · Section 8 | 350 Victory Dr, Park Forest, IL 60466 | (708) 503-7734 [email protected] | 181 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Williamson HUD code IL050 · Combined | 300 Hickory St, Carterville, IL 62918 | (618) 985-2422 [email protected] | 167 |
| Ogle County Housing Authority HUD code IL095 · Combined | 1001 Pines Rd Ste A, Oregon, IL 61061 | (815) 732-1301 [email protected] | 157 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Marion, Illinois HUD code IL126 · Combined | 501 N Market St, Marion, IL 62959 | (618) 997-1258 [email protected] | 156 |
| Housing Authority - County of Saline HUD code IL043 · Combined | 927 W Barnett St, Harrisburg, IL 62946 | (618) 252-6381 [email protected] | 133 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Mcdonough HUD code IL076 · Combined | 322 W Piper St, Macomb, IL 61455 | (309) 837-2363 [email protected] | 125 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Richland HUD code IL096 · Combined | 129 E Scott St, Olney, IL 62450 | (618) 395-2571 [email protected] | 125 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Shelby, Il. HUD code IL087 · Combined | 414 S Morgan St, Shelbyville, IL 62565 | (217) 774-2167 [email protected] | 122 |
| Warren County Housing Authority HUD code IL091 · Combined | 200 E Harlem Ave, Monmouth, IL 61462 | (309) 734-2080 [email protected] | 104 |
| Housing Authority of Jefferson County HUD code IL059 · Combined | 109 Shiloh Dr, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 | (618) 244-5910 [email protected] | 99 |
| Montgomery County Housing Authority HUD code IL037 · Combined | 216 Shelbyville Rd, Hillsboro, IL 62049 | (217) 532-3672 [email protected] | 93 |
| Housing Authority of Edgar County HUD code IL120 · Combined | 230 S High St, Paris, IL 61944 | (217) 465-8458 [email protected] | 79 |
| Bureau County Housing Authority HUD code IL086 · Combined | 444 S Church St, Princeton, IL 61356 | (815) 879-8106 [email protected] | 75 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Wayne, Illinois HUD code IL088 · Combined | 303 N 1st St, Fairfield, IL 62837 | (618) 842-9008 [email protected] | 73 |
| Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon, Illinois HUD code IL123 · Section 8 | 619 Broadway St, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 | (618) 244-6275 [email protected] | 70 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Franklin HUD code IL061 · Combined | 302 E Elm St, West Frankfort, IL 62896 | (618) 932-2124 [email protected] | 65 |
| Logan County Housing Authority HUD code IL040 · Combined | 1028 N College St, Lincoln, IL 62656 | (217) 732-7776 [email protected] | 62 |
| Randolph County Housing Authority HUD code IL052 · Combined | 916 George St, Chester, IL 62233 | (618) 826-4314 [email protected] | 54 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Jodaviess HUD code IL082 · Combined | 347 Franklin St, Galena, IL 61036 | (815) 777-0782 [email protected] | 44 |
| Lee County Housing Authority HUD code IL035 · Combined | 1000 Washington Ave, Dixon, IL 61021 | (815) 284-2759 [email protected] | 42 |
| Mercer County Housing Authority HUD code IL131 · Combined | 609 Nw 4th Ave, Aledo, IL 61231 | (309) 582-5410 [email protected] | 38 |
| Alexander County Housing Authority HUD code IL007 · Low-Rent | 1100 Halliday Ave, Cairo, IL 62914 | (618) 734-1910 [email protected] | — |
| Carroll County Housing Authority HUD code IL081 · Low-Rent | 525 3rd St, Savanna, IL 61074 | (815) 273-7081 [email protected] | — |
| Clay County Housing Authority HUD code IL065 · Low-Rent | 201 S Locust St, Flora, IL 62839 | (618) 662-5311 [email protected] | — |
| Dewitt County Housing Authority HUD code IL031 · Low-Rent | 100 S Railroad St, Clinton, IL 61727 | (217) 935-8804 [email protected] | — |
| Edwards County Housing Authority HUD code IL080 · Low-Rent | 125 W Cherry St, Albion, IL 62806 | (618) 445-2715 [email protected] | — |
| Effingham County Housing Authority HUD code IL062 · Low-Rent | 215 N Banker St, Effingham, IL 62401 | (217) 342-3520 [email protected] | — |
| Granite City Housing Authority HUD code IL005 · Low-Rent | 2517 Nameoki Rd, Granite City, IL 62040 | (618) 876-0975 [email protected] | — |
| Grundy County Housing Authority HUD code IL027 · Low-Rent | 1700 Newton Dr, Morris, IL 60450 | (815) 942-6198 [email protected] | — |
| Hamilton County Housing Authority HUD code IL118 · Low-Rent | 606 S Marshall Ave, Mc Leansboro, IL 62859 | (618) 643-3265 [email protected] | — |
| Hancock County Housing Authority HUD code IL097 · Low-Rent | 625 W 3rd St, Dallas City, IL 62330 | (217) 852-3482 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority - City of Alton HUD code IL055 · Low-Rent | 2406 Crawford St, Alton, IL 62002 | (618) 465-4260 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority County of Coles HUD code IL100 · Low-Rent | 109 Prairie Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938 | (217) 235-4175 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of Adams County HUD code IL046 · Low-Rent | 104 N Adams St, Clayton, IL 62324 | (217) 894-7022 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of Calhoun County HUD code IL049 · Low-Rent | 2 Herron St, Hardin, IL 62047 | (618) 576-2236 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of Gallatin County HUD code IL060 · Low-Rent | 117 E Wilson Ave, Shawneetown, IL 62984 | (618) 269-3080 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of Greene County HUD code IL072 · Low-Rent | 325 N Carr St, White Hall, IL 62092 | (217) 374-2128 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of Johnson County HUD code IL063 · Low-Rent | 501 N 4th St, Vienna, IL 62995 | (618) 658-5811 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of Piatt County HUD code IL128 · Low-Rent | 103 W 1st St, Hammond, IL 61929 | (217) 262-3231 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of Pope County HUD code IL058 · Low-Rent | 802 S Franklin St, Golconda, IL 62938 | (618) 683-4791 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of Pulaski County HUD code IL045 · Low-Rent | 130 Richland Ter, Mounds, IL 62964 | (618) 745-6330 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the City of Freeport HUD code IL029 · Low-Rent | 1052 W Galena Ave, Freeport, IL 61032 | (815) 232-4171 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the City of Pekin HUD code IL044 · Low-Rent | 1901 Broadway St, Pekin, IL 61554 | (309) 346-7996 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the County of Bond HUD code IL078 · Low-Rent | 220 E Winter Ave, Greenville, IL 62246 | (618) 664-2321 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the County of Brown HUD code IL099 · Low-Rent | 400 N Maple St, Mount Sterling, IL 62353 | (217) 773-2731 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the County of Clark, Il. HUD code IL069 · Low-Rent | 208 Maple St, Marshall, IL 62441 | (217) 826-5541 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the County of Cumberland, Il. HUD code IL070 · Low-Rent | 206 E Washington St, Toledo, IL 62468 | (217) 849-2071 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the County of Ford HUD code IL034 · Low-Rent | 214 E 7th St, Gibson City, IL 60936 | (217) 784-5488 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the County of Hardin HUD code IL066 · Low-Rent | 355 E Walnut St, Elizabethtown, IL 62931 | (618) 287-2786 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the County of Lawrence, Il. HUD code IL108 · Low-Rent | 1109 12th St, Lawrenceville, IL 62439 | (618) 943-4762 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the County of Union HUD code IL067 · Low-Rent | 131 Hillside Ter, Anna, IL 62906 | (618) 833-5129 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the County of Wabash, Il. HUD code IL093 · Low-Rent | 330 W 10th St, Mt Carmell, IL 62863 | (618) 262-5518 [email protected] | — |
| Livingston County Housing Authority HUD code IL094 · Low-Rent | 903 W North St, Pontiac, IL 61764 | (815) 844-6013 [email protected] | — |
| Macoupin County Housing Authority HUD code IL047 · Low-Rent | 760 Anderson St, Carlinville, IL 62626 | (217) 854-8606 [email protected] | — |
| Massac County Housing Authority HUD code IL041 · Low-Rent | 1209 E 5th St, Metropolis, IL 62960 | (618) 524-8411 [email protected] | — |
| Perry County Housing Authority HUD code IL048 · Low-Rent | 120 S Walnut St, Du Quoin, IL 62832 | (618) 542-5409 [email protected] | — |
| Pike County Housing Authority HUD code IL071 · Low-Rent | 838 Mason St, Barry, IL 62312 | (217) 407-0707 [email protected] | — |
| Scott County Housing Authority HUD code IL073 · Low-Rent | 143 S Walnut St, Winchester, IL 62694 | (217) 742-3174 [email protected] | — |
| The Housing Authority of City of East St. Louis HUD code IL001 · Low-Rent | 700 N 20th St, East Saint Louis, IL 62205 | (618) 646-7163 [email protected] | — |
| The Housing Authority of the County of Cass Il. HUD code IL102 · Low-Rent | 9 Otto Turner Dr, Beardstown, IL 62618 | (217) 323-2303 [email protected] | — |
| White County Housing Authority HUD code IL068 · Low-Rent | 500 4th St, Crossville, IL 62827 | (618) 966-3868 [email protected] | — |
Contact details as published by HUD. Phone numbers change — if one is wrong, tell us and we will check it.
Waiting list closed?
That is common, and it is not the end of the road. You can apply to any housing authority whose list is open, not only the one where you live now — and the HUD-assisted properties above keep their own separate waiting lists.