How To Apply For Section 8 In Illinois

Section 8 Waiting Lists in Illinois

As of December 16th 2021, there are 14 Section 8 waiting lists that are open now, opening soon, or always open in Illinois.

Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Now

There are currently 1 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists that are open now and will be closing soon.

Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Until Further Notice

There are 13 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists in Illinois that are either always open or that have not announced a closing date.

Waiting List	Last Updated On
LaSalle and Grundy County, Illinois	July 27th, 2017
Fulton County Housing Authority	July 14th, 2017
Grundy County, Illinois	July 27th, 2017
Knox County Housing Authority	July 16th, 2018
St. Clair County, Illinois	July 14th, 2020
Woodford County Housing Authority	June 29th, 2018
Lee County Housing Authority	June 29th, 2018
Jersey County Housing Authority	June 29th, 2018
Ogle County, Illinois	July 10th, 2018
Henry and Stark County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	February 5th, 2019
Peoria, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	July 16th, 2021
Peoria, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	July 16th, 2021
Christian and Montgomery County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	April 3rd, 2020

There are 112 housing authorities in Illinois which offer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. For more on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program visit the Housing Choice Voucher section of our Low Income Housing Renter's Guide.

Closed Section 8 Waiting Lists

The following waiting lists have been confirmed to be closed in the last two years.

Waiting List	Closed Date
Franklin County, Illinois	Closed on October 29th, 2021
Dupage County, IL Section 8 Mainstream HCV Waiting List	Closed on May 6th, 2021
McDonough County, Illinois	Closed on April 30th, 2021
Multi-County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on March 1st, 2021
Aurora, Illinois	Closed on January 15th, 2021
Vermilion County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on December 20th, 2020
Cook County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on November 2nd, 2020
Champaign County, IL Mainstream Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on September 24th, 2020
Tazewell County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on July 15th, 2020
Madison County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on March 31st, 2020
Waukegan, IL Mainstream Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on January 14th, 2020
Jackson County, IL Mainstream Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on January 14th, 2020
Macon County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on October 2nd, 2019
Sangamon County, Illinois General	Closed on September 22nd, 2019
Rockford, IL Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List	Closed on September 16th, 2019
Mercer County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on September 5th, 2019
Jackson County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on August 31st, 2019
Moline, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on August 1st, 2019
Champaign County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on June 30th, 2019
Jo Daviess County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on April 24th, 2019
Waukegan, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on April 17th, 2019
Rock Island, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on April 3rd, 2019
Marion, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on March 29th, 2019
Sangamon County, Illinois Mainstream	Closed on March 5th, 2019
Dupage County, IL Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on March 5th, 2019