Chicago renters form unions to fight rent increases
Rents have been rising nationwide since January of 2021, according to Redfin. In Chicago, the median price is now more than $2,500 a month.
By Brenda Ruiz

Chicago renters form unions to fight rent increases
Rents have been rising nationwide since January of 2021, according to Redfin. In Chicago, the median price is now more than $2,500 a month.
By Brenda RuizRental prices have spiked across the country as tenants struggle to keep up with rising costs of food, gas and everyday necessities. Some Chicago renters are taking matters into their own hands by forming unions.
Reset discusses what rights tenants have to protect themselves and why there’s no rent control in Illinois.
GUEST: Gregory, organizer with the North Spaulding Renters’ Association
Conor Malloy, Rentervention Project Director at Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing