Largest Housing Authorities in Illinois
By voucher allocation. These five PHAs administer the bulk of Section 8 vouchers in Illinois.
All 107 Housing Authorities in Illinois
Click any PHA card for current payment standards, contact info, and the ZIPs they serve.
Alexander County Housing Authority
Bureau County Housing Authority
Carroll County Housing Authority
Chicago Housing Authority
Clay County Housing Authority
Decatur Housing Authority
DeWitt County Housing Authority
DuPage Housing Authority
East Peoria Housing Authority
Edwards County Housing Authority
Effingham County Housing Authority
Fulton County Housing Authority
Granite City Housing Authority
Grtr Metro. Area Hsng Auth of Rock Island County
Grundy County Housing Authority
Hamilton County Housing Authority
Hancock County Housing Authority
Housing Authority - City of Alton
Housing Authority - County of Saline
Housing Authority Cook County
Housing Authority County of Coles
Housing Authority for LaSalle County
Housing Authority of Adams County
Housing Authority of Calhoun County
Housing Authority of Champaign County
Housing Authority of Christian County, Illinois
Housing Authority of Edgar County
Housing Authority of Elgin
Housing Authority of Gallatin County
Housing Authority of Greene County
Housing Authority of Jefferson County
Housing Authority of Johnson County
Housing Authority of Joliet
Housing Authority of Marion County
Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Housing Authority of Park Forest
Housing Authority of Piatt County
Housing Authority of Pope County
Housing Authority of Pulaski County
Housing Authority of the City of Aurora
Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington, IL
Housing Authority of the City of Freeport
Housing Authority of the City of Marion, Illinois
Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago, IL
Housing Authority of the City of Pekin
Housing Authority of the City of Rock Island
Housing Authority of the City of Waukegan
Housing Authority of the County of Bond
Housing Authority of the County of Boone
Housing Authority of the County of Brown
Housing Authority of the County of Clark, IL.
Housing Authority of the County of Cumberland, IL.
Housing Authority Of The County Of DeKalb
Housing Authority of the County of Ford
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin
Housing Authority of the County of Hardin
Housing Authority of the County of Jackson, IL.
Housing Authority of the County of Jersey
Housing Authority of the County of JoDaviess
Housing Authority of the County of Lake, IL.
Housing Authority of the County of Lawrence, IL.
Housing Authority of the County of McDonough
Housing Authority of the County of McLean, Ill.
Housing Authority of the County of Richland
Housing Authority of the County of Shelby, IL.
Housing Authority of the County of Union
Housing Authority Of The County Of Wabash, IL.
Housing Authority Of The County of Wayne, Illinois
Housing Authority of the County of Williamson
Housing Authority of the Town of Cicero
Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Kankakee County Housing Authority
Kendall Housing Authority
Knox County Housing Authority
Lee County Housing Authority
Livingston County Housing Authority
Logan County Housing Authority
Macoupin County Housing Authority
Madison County Housing Authority
Massac County Housing Authority
Maywood Housing Authority
McHenry County Housing Authority
Menard County Housing Authority
Mercer County Housing Authority
Moline Housing Authority
Montgomery County Housing Authority
Morgan County Housing Authority
Ogle County Housing Authority
Peoria Housing Authority
Perry County Housing Authority
Pike County Housing Authority
Quincy Housing Authority
Randolph County Housing Authority
Rockford Housing Authority
Scott County Housing Authority
Springfield Housing Authority
St. Clair County Housing Authority
The Housing Authority of City of East St. Louis
The Housing Authority of Henry County
The Housing Authority Of The City Of Danville, IL
The Housing Authority of the County of Cass IL.
Warren County Housing Authority
White County Housing Authority
Whiteside County Housing Authority
Winnebago County Housing Authority
Woodford County Housing Authority
About Section 8 in Illinois
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is administered locally by each Public Housing Authority. In Illinois, 107 PHAs administer approximately 112,085 vouchers. 18 PHAs use Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR) — ZIP-code-level rent caps that more accurately reflect neighborhood rental markets.
Each PHA sets its own payment standards — typically between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent — that determine the maximum monthly Housing Assistance Payment. Landlords participating in the program can charge rent up to the payment standard (or higher with tenant approval at lease initiation, capped by rent reasonableness).