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Tenant organizers, progressive aldermen and the Chicago DSA advocated for the passing of PRO, or the Protecting Renters Ordinance, which is considered to be a "comprehensive modernization" of the laws in place from 1986.
Mikayla Price | CBS News
The mayor’s ordinance would drastically strengthen renter protections, but it is facing a competing ordinance from some City Council members that differs significantly from Johnson’s proposal.
Charles Thrush | Block Club Chicago
Note: Block Club Chicago states that BSTA held the longest rent strike in Chicago since the 1980s. BSTA had held the longest rent strike at the time at the end of 2025.
Chicago renters and housing advocates took their demands directly to a gala for landlords, turning a polished fundraising event into a public show of frustration over evictions, fines, and tenant treatment.
Leigh Cook | the cool down
Dozens of tenants’ rights advocates rallied Thursday night in front of the annual “Summer Soiree” of the Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance (NBOA) Thursday night demanding new renter protection legislation and accountability for abuse and harm renters have faced from Chicago landlords.
Chicago Defender
Local leaders and housing advocates on Monday called on Chicago's City Hall to push back on a so-called FAIR Ordinance, which would scale back some of the plans in Mayor Brandon Johnson's Protect Renters Ordinance.
Dylan Olsen, Adam Harrington | CBS News