Illinois

Statute link:

Illinois Landlord Tenant Statutes
navigate to Chapter 765, then down to Landlord/Tenant, 765705-765745
http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/chapterlist.html

Other links:

Attorney General's Site
http://www.ag.state.il.us
Landlord and Tenant Rights and Laws (PDF)

Illinois Tenants Union
http://www.tenant.org
4616 North Drake
Chicago, IL 60625-5814
(773) 478-1133

The Tenant Union at Champaign-Urbana
www.tenantunion.uiuc.edu

Metropolitan Tenants Organization
The Home of Chicago Tenants Rights on the Web
http://www.tenants-rights.org/

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