South Chicago resident Anita Jordan, 38, was having issues getting her landlord to make repairs in her three-bedroom apartment, including fixing water damage and holes in walls and ceilings, which meant she had to buy a convection oven because she couldn’t use the stove. “There were some repairs that needed to be done on my unit that she was just not repairing,” she said of her landlord. “She ...
Tenants’ rights lawyer Megan McClung hasn’t been getting a lot of calls from tenants about eviction lately. Starting March 17, the Circuit Court of Cook County postponed most civil and criminal proceedings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But when the courts reopen – which could be as soon as June 1 – McClung, her...