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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

Ald. Gilbert Villegas defended the competing proposal as a starting point for negotiations as advocates warned it could leave some renters with fewer protections.

Melody Mercado | Block Club Chicago

Families are thousands of dollars behind on rent due to lost wages, the report from Rent Brigade found. Advocates are calling for City Council to enact a blanket eviction moratorium as ICE continues to target immigrants.

Ariel Parrella-Aureli | Block Club Chicago

The tenants want to work with their landlord to find a potential buyer who will maintain low rents at the building, now listed at $1.35 million.

Charles Thrush and Ariel Parrella-Aureli | Block Club Chicago

Una organización pide que el dueño de un edificio residencial que está a la venta que se lo compre una persona que permita que los inquilinos permanezcan bajo una renta asequible. 

(Translation: An organization is asking the owner of a residential building currently for sale to sell it to a buyer who will allow the tenants to remain at an affordable rent.)

Maria Berrelleza | Telemundo Chicago