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Section 8 and public housing · Illinois

Housing Authorities in Illinois

Illinois has 106 public housing agencies. 66 of them hand out Section 8 vouchers (119,220 in total) and 92 manage public housing (46,547 units). Find the one for your city or county below, with its phone number and address.

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Largest housing authorities in Illinois

AgencyCitySection 8 vouchersPublic housing units
Chicago Housing AuthorityChicago61,03219,576
Housing Authority Cook CountyChicago14,142276
Housing Authority of the County of LakeGrayslake3,287405
Rockford Housing AuthorityRockford2,3681,144
St. Clair County Housing AuthorityBelleville2,695806
DuPage Housing AuthorityWheaton3,3600
Housing Authority of JolietJoliet2,797429
Springfield Housing AuthoritySpringfield2,463746
Peoria Housing AuthorityPeoria2,153741
Housing Authority of Champaign CountyChampaign2,4350

All housing authorities in Illinois by city

Sorted by the city where each agency has its office. Most agencies serve their city or county; regional and state agencies cover wider areas.

A

Edwards County Housing AuthorityAlbion · Edwards County · (618) 445-2715Public housing onlyMercer County Housing AuthorityAledo · Mercer County · (309) 582-5410Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority - City of AltonAlton · Madison County · (618) 465-4260Public housing onlyHousing Authority of the County of UnionAnna · Union County · (618) 833-5129Public housing onlyHousing Authority of the City of AuroraAurora · Kane County · (630) 701-9977Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

B

Pike County Housing AuthorityBarry · Pike County · (217) 407-0707Public housing onlyThe Housing Authority of the County of CassBeardstown · Cass County · (217) 323-2303Public housing onlySt. Clair County Housing AuthorityBelleville · St. Clair County · (618) 277-6988Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of the County of BooneBelvidere · Boone County · (815) 544-0084Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyHousing Authority of the City of BloomingtonBloomington · McLean County · (309) 829-3360Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of the County of McLeanBloomington · McLean County · (309) 829-3360Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers only

C

Alexander County Housing AuthorityCairo · Alexander County · (618) 734-1910Public housing onlyFulton County Housing AuthorityCanton · Fulton County · (309) 647-4120Public housing and Section 8 vouchersMacoupin County Housing AuthorityCarlinville · Macoupin County · (217) 854-8606Public housing onlyHousing Authority of the County of WilliamsonCarterville · Williamson County · (618) 985-2422Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of Marion CountyCentralia · Marion County · (618) 532-1894Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of Champaign CountyChampaign · Champaign County · (217) 378-7100Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyRandolph County Housing AuthorityChester · Randolph County · (618) 826-4314Public housing and Section 8 vouchersChicago Housing AuthorityChicago · Cook County · (312) 742-8500Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority Cook CountyChicago · Cook County · (312) 542-4721Public housing and Section 8 vouchersIllinois Housing Development AuthorityChicago · Cook County · (312) 836-5200Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyHousing Authority of the Town of CiceroCicero · Cook County · (708) 652-0386Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyHousing Authority of Adams CountyClayton · Adams County · (217) 894-7022Public housing onlyDeWitt County Housing AuthorityClinton · De Witt County · (217) 935-8804Public housing onlyMadison County Housing AuthorityCollinsville · Madison County · (618) 345-5142Public housing and Section 8 vouchersWhite County Housing AuthorityCrossville · White County · (618) 966-3868Public housing onlyMcHenry County Housing AuthorityCrystal Lake · McHenry County · (815) 338-7752Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

D

Hancock County Housing AuthorityDallas City · Hancock County · (217) 852-3482Public housing onlyThe Housing Authority Of The City Of DanvilleDanville · Vermilion County · (217) 444-3101Public housing and Section 8 vouchersDecatur Housing AuthorityDecatur · Macon County · (217) 423-7711Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority Of The County Of DeKalbDekalb · Dekalb County · (815) 758-2692Public housing and Section 8 vouchersLee County Housing AuthorityDixon · Lee County · (815) 284-2759Public housing and Section 8 vouchersPerry County Housing AuthorityDu Quoin · Perry County · (618) 542-5409Public housing only

E

Grtr Metro. Area Hsng Auth of Rock Island CountyEast Moline · Rock Island County · (309) 755-4527Public housing and Section 8 vouchersEast Peoria Housing AuthorityEast Peoria · Tazewell County · (309) 698-4718Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyThe Housing Authority of City of East St. LouisEast Saint Louis · St. Clair County · (618) 646-7176Public housing onlyEffingham County Housing AuthorityEffingham · Effingham County · (217) 342-3520Public housing onlyHousing Authority of ElginElgin · Kane County · (847) 742-3853Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyHousing Authority of the County of HardinElizabethtown · Hardin County · (618) 287-2786Public housing onlyWoodford County Housing AuthorityEureka · Woodford County · (309) 467-4623Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

F

Housing Authority Of The County of WayneFairfield · Wayne County · (618) 842-9008Public housing and Section 8 vouchersClay County Housing AuthorityFlora · Clay County · (618) 662-5311Public housing onlyHousing Authority of the City of FreeportFreeport · Stephenson County · (815) 232-4171Public housing only

G

Housing Authority of the County of JoDaviessGalena · Jo Daviess County · (815) 777-0782Public housing and Section 8 vouchersKnox County Housing AuthorityGalesburg · Knox County · (309) 342-8129Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of the County of FordGibson City · Ford County · (217) 784-5488Public housing onlyHousing Authority of Pope CountyGolconda · Pope County · (618) 683-4791Public housing onlyGranite City Housing AuthorityGranite City · Madison County · (618) 876-0975Public housing onlyHousing Authority of the County of LakeGrayslake · Lake County · (847) 223-1170Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of the County of BondGreenville · Bond County · (618) 664-2321Public housing only

H

Housing Authority of Piatt CountyHammond · Piatt County · (217) 262-3231Public housing onlyHousing Authority of Calhoun CountyHardin · Calhoun County · (618) 576-2236Public housing onlyHousing Authority - County of SalineHarrisburg · Saline County · (618) 252-6381Public housing and Section 8 vouchersMontgomery County Housing AuthorityHillsboro · Montgomery County · (217) 532-3672Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

J

Morgan County Housing AuthorityJacksonville · Morgan County · (217) 243-3338Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of the County of JerseyJerseyville · Jersey County · (618) 498-9516Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of JolietJoliet · Will County · (815) 727-0611Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

K

Kankakee County Housing AuthorityKankakee · Kankakee County · (815) 939-7125Public housing and Section 8 vouchersThe Housing Authority of Henry CountyKewanee · Henry County · (309) 852-2801Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

L

Housing Authority of the County of LawrenceLawrenceville · Lawrence County · (618) 943-4762Public housing onlyLogan County Housing AuthorityLincoln · Logan County · (217) 732-7776Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

M

Housing Authority of the County of McDonoughMacomb · McDonough County · (309) 837-2363Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of the City of MarionMarion · Williamson County · (618) 997-1258Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of the County of ClarkMarshall · Clark County · (217) 826-5541Public housing onlyHousing Authority County of ColesMattoon · Coles County · (217) 235-4175Public housing onlyHamilton County Housing AuthorityMc Leansboro · Hamilton County · (618) 643-3265Public housing onlyMassac County Housing AuthorityMetropolis · Massac County · (618) 524-8411Public housing onlyMoline Housing AuthorityMoline · Rock Island County · (309) 764-1819Public housing and Section 8 vouchersWarren County Housing AuthorityMonmouth · Warren County · (309) 734-2080Public housing and Section 8 vouchersGrundy County Housing AuthorityMorris · Grundy County · (815) 942-6198Public housing onlyHousing Authority of Pulaski CountyMounds · Pulaski County · (618) 745-6330Public housing onlyHousing Authority of the County of BrownMount Sterling · Brown County · (217) 773-2731Public housing onlyHousing Authority of Jefferson CountyMount Vernon · Jefferson County · (618) 244-5910Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of Mt. VernonMount Vernon · Jefferson County · (618) 244-6275Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyHousing Authority Of The County Of WabashMt Carmell · Wabash County · (618) 262-5518Public housing onlyHousing Authority of the County of JacksonMurphysboro · Jackson County · (618) 684-3183Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

N

Housing Authority of the City of North ChicagoNorth Chicago · Lake County · (847) 223-1170Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

O

Housing Authority of the Village of Oak ParkOak Park · Cook County · (708) 386-9322Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of the County of RichlandOlney · Richland County · (618) 395-2571Public housing and Section 8 vouchersOgle County Housing AuthorityOregon · Ogle County · (815) 732-1301Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority for LaSalle CountyOttawa · Lasalle County · (815) 434-0380Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

P

Housing Authority of Christian County, IllinoisPana · Christian County · (217) 562-3121Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyHousing Authority of Edgar CountyParis · Edgar County · (217) 465-8458Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of Park ForestPark Forest · Cook County · (708) 503-7734Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyHousing Authority of the City of PekinPekin · Tazewell County · (309) 346-7996Public housing onlyPeoria Housing AuthorityPeoria · Peoria County · (309) 676-8736Public housing and Section 8 vouchersMenard County Housing AuthorityPetersburg · Menard County · (217) 632-7723Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyLivingston County Housing AuthorityPontiac · Livingston County · (815) 844-6013Public housing onlyBureau County Housing AuthorityPrinceton · Bureau County · (815) 879-8106Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

Q

Quincy Housing AuthorityQuincy · Adams County · (217) 222-0720Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

R

Whiteside County Housing AuthorityRock Falls · Whiteside County · (815) 625-0581Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of the City of Rock IslandRock Island · Rock Island County · (309) 788-0825Public housing and Section 8 vouchersRockford Housing AuthorityRockford · Winnebago County · (815) 489-8520Public housing and Section 8 vouchersWinnebago County Housing AuthorityRockford · Winnebago County · (815) 963-2133Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

S

Carroll County Housing AuthoritySavanna · Carroll County · (815) 273-7081Public housing onlyHousing Authority of Gallatin CountyShawneetown · Gallatin County · (618) 269-3080Public housing onlyHousing Authority of the County of ShelbyShelbyville · Shelby County · (217) 774-2167Public housing and Section 8 vouchersSpringfield Housing AuthoritySpringfield · Sangamon County · (217) 753-5757Public housing and Section 8 vouchers

T

Housing Authority of the County of CumberlandToledo · Cumberland County · (217) 849-2071Public housing only

V

Housing Authority of Johnson CountyVienna · Johnson County · (618) 658-5811Public housing only

W

Housing Authority of the City of WaukeganWaukegan · Lake County · (847) 244-8500Public housing and Section 8 vouchersHousing Authority of the County of FranklinWest Frankfort · Franklin County · (618) 932-2124Public housing and Section 8 vouchersDuPage Housing AuthorityWheaton · Dupage County · (630) 690-3555Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers onlyHousing Authority of Greene CountyWhite Hall · Greene County · (217) 374-2128Public housing onlyScott County Housing AuthorityWinchester · Scott County · (217) 742-3174Public housing only

Y

Kendall Housing AuthorityYorkville · Kendall County · (630) 593-8207Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers only

Frequently asked questions

How many housing authorities are there in Illinois?

HUD lists 106 public housing agencies in Illinois: 66 administer Section 8 vouchers and 92 manage public housing. Together they have 46,547 public housing units and 119,220 Housing Choice Vouchers.

How do I apply for Section 8 in Illinois?

You apply at a local housing authority, not with HUD or the state. Find the agencies that serve your city or county in the list on this page, check if their waiting list is open and submit a pre-application. You can apply to several agencies at once.

Which is the largest housing authority in Illinois?

Chicago Housing Authority, with 19,576 public housing units and 61,032 Section 8 vouchers according to HUD.

Can I apply to a housing authority in a different city of Illinois?

Yes. You can apply to any agency, but many give preference to people who live or work in their area. After 12 months with a voucher you can usually move it to another area (portability).

Before you apply

How to apply for Section 8Step by step, from finding your agency to the briefing.Section 8 waiting listsHow lists open, preferences and how to check your status.Section 8 eligibility requirementsIncome, citizenship, background and household rules.Documents you need to applyThe checklist housing authorities ask for.

Other states

Source: HUD Public Housing Authorities dataset, updated October 6, 2026. Phone numbers and emails are the ones each agency reports to HUD.