Area-wide waitlists
Illinois Section 8 and public housing waitlists
Illinois has 28 open area-wide waitlists on Fair Shot Housing right now: 7 for Section 8 vouchers, 19 for public housing, 1 for Section 8 buildings and 1 for other kinds of help. One waitlist for a whole city or county, run by a local housing office. It is not for one building.
6 of these 28 lists post an income limit we can check. For the others, check the rules on the housing office's page.
Cairo1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Alexander County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Alexander County, IL
- How to apply
- Visit the office, call 618-734-1910 for a mailed application, or print and mail it to PO Box 191, Cairo
Carlinville1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Macoupin County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Macoupin County, IL
- How to apply
- Pick up an application at the office, or call to have one mailed
Centralia2 listsCentralia page
- Section 8 voucherOpen, no closing date posted
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waiting list
- Run by
- Marion County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Marion County, IL
- How to apply
- Fill out the online pre-application on the authority's portal, then register for the portal to upload documents (online)
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Marion County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Marion County, IL
- How to apply
- Fill out the online pre-application on the authority's portal, then register for the portal to upload documents (online)
Chicago2 listsChicago page
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waitlists (family and senior properties)
- Run by
- Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)
- Area covered
- Chicago, IL
- How to apply
- Submit a new waitlist application for each property you want at applyonline.thecha.org (online)
- Section 8 buildingOpen, no closing date posted
Project-based voucher and project-based rental assistance waitlists
- Run by
- Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)
- Area covered
- Chicago, IL
- How to apply
- Submit a new waitlist application for each property you want at applyonline.thecha.org (online)
DeKalb2 listsDeKalb page
- Section 8 voucherOpen, no closing date posted
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waiting list (elderly or disabled)
- Run by
- Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb
- Area covered
- DeKalb County, IL
- How to apply
- Apply online through the Applicant Portal on dekcohousing.com (online)
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb
- Area covered
- DeKalb County, IL
- How to apply
- Apply online through the Applicant Portal on dekcohousing.com (online)
Eureka1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Woodford County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Woodford County, IL
- How to apply
- Download, complete and return the application with birth certificates, Social Security cards and photo IDs
Golconda1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Pope County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Pope County, IL
- How to apply
- Contact the housing authority to ask how to apply
Hillsboro1 list
- Section 8 voucherOpen, no closing date posted
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waiting list
- Run by
- Montgomery County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Montgomery County, IL
- How to apply
- Download or pick up the application, then call 217-532-3672 ext.
Jacksonville1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Morgan County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Morgan County, IL
- How to apply
- Complete the public housing pre-application from the website and return it by mail or in person to the office
Kewanee1 list
- Section 8 voucherOpen, no closing date posted
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waiting list
- Run by
- Housing Authority of Henry County
- Area covered
- Henry County, IL
- How to apply
- Use the HCV/Section 8 pre-application on the agency's website or call 309-852-2801
Lincoln1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing (1 to 4 bedroom units)
- Run by
- Logan County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Logan County, IL
- How to apply
- Print the public housing application from the agency website and call 217-732-7776 to schedule help if needed
Macomb1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Housing Authority of McDonough County
- Area covered
- McDonough County, IL
- How to apply
- Fill out the public housing initial application, attach a photo ID, and email it to the office or return it in person
Metropolis1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Massac County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Massac County, IL
- How to apply
- Complete the online pre-application and email it to the housing office, or pick one up at the office (online)
Mount Vernon1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Housing Authority of Jefferson County
- Area covered
- Jefferson County, IL
- How to apply
- Apply online on the housing authority's web application page (online)
North Chicago1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list - Housing Authority Of The City Of North Chicago
- Run by
- North Chicago Housing Authority
- Area covered
- North Chicago, IL
- How to apply
- Register on the online portal, then apply to the public housing waitlist (the preferred way) (online)
Olney2 listsOlney page
- Section 8 voucherOpen, no closing date posted
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waiting list - Housing Authority Of The County Of Richland
- Run by
- Richland County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Richland County, IL
- How to apply
- Print the application from the website
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list - Housing Authority Of The County Of Richland
- Run by
- Richland County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Richland County, IL
- How to apply
- Print the application from the website
Oregon1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list
- Run by
- Ogle County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Ogle County, IL
- How to apply
- Apply online at the authority's Waitlistcheck page, or at the office with a reasonable-accommodation request (online)
Ottawa1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing with short waiting lists (Leland, Sheridan, Ottawa, LaSalle, Mendota, Streator) - HALC
- Run by
- Housing Authority for LaSalle County
- Area covered
- Ottawa, IL
- How to apply
- Pick up a pre-application at 526 E.
Pekin1 list
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing and Rural Development 515 apartments
- Run by
- Housing Authority of the City of Pekin
- Area covered
- Pekin, IL
- How to apply
- Fill out the application online through the housing authority's web portal (online)
Petersburg1 list
- Section 8 voucherOpen, no closing date posted
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) tenant-based waiting list
- Run by
- Menard County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Menard County, IL
- How to apply
- Create an account at myportal.menardcha.org and submit the online pre-application (online)
Rock Falls1 list
- Section 8 voucherOpen, no closing date posted
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waiting list
- Run by
- Whiteside County Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Whiteside County, IL
- How to apply
- Pick up an application at 401 West 18th Street, Rock Falls
Rockford3 listsRockford page
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list (elderly and disabled)
- Run by
- Rockford Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Rockford, IL
- How to apply
- Apply online at apply.rockfordha.org (online)
- Public housingOpen, no closing date posted
Public housing waiting list (family)
- Run by
- Rockford Housing Authority
- Area covered
- Rockford, IL
- How to apply
- Apply online at apply.rockfordha.org (online)
- Kind not postedOpen, no closing date posted
Winnebago County Housing waiting list (online registration open) - WCHA
- Run by
- Winnebago County Housing Authority (WCHA)
- Area covered
- Winnebago County, IL
- How to apply
- Register on the online waiting list application (online)
Places with more than one list have their own page: Centralia, Chicago, DeKalb, Olney, Rockford.
What to check before you apply
Check the housing office’s own website for lists we haven’t added. This is not every waitlist in Illinois. It holds the lists we found on housing offices’ own websites that were open when we last checked (Oct 6). Lists that are closed are not shown, and the housing office decides who qualifies and when a list opens. For one particular building, search the homes in Illinois.