Section 8 in Cook County, IL
69,425 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Cook County, 94% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Cook County?
No. Illinois law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Cook County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
Illinois Human Rights Act §5-102(A)
Illinois Human Rights Act was amended in January 2023 to add source of income (including housing vouchers) as a protected class statewide.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Cook County in the Chicago metro
Cook County is one of the counties inside the Chicago, IL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Chicago metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Cook County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
Chicago Housing Authority
Chicago · PHA code IL002
54,082 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the County of Cook (HACC)
Chicago · PHA code IL025
14,142 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the Village of Oak Park
Oak Park · PHA code IL103
546 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the Town of Cicero
Cicero · PHA code IL130
239 Section 8 unitsIllinois Housing Development Authority
Chicago · PHA code IL901
235 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of Park Forest
Park Forest · PHA code IL136
181 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Cook County
Cook County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 60004$2,190
- 60005$1,940
- 60007$1,990
- 60008$1,940
- 60010$2,670
- 60016$1,890
- 60018$1,460
- 60022$2,390
- 60025$2,100
- 60026$2,390
- 60029$2,290
- 60043$2,540
- 60053$2,670
- 60056$1,910
- 60062$2,370
- 60067$1,900
- 60068$1,940
- 60070$1,710
- 60074$1,900
- 60076$1,950
- 60077$1,800
- 60090$1,960
- 60091$2,620
- 60093$2,410
- 60104$1,490
- 60107$2,340
- 60120$1,640
- 60130$1,680
- 60131$1,450
- 60141$1,220
- 60153$1,520
- 60154$2,190
- 60155$1,420
- 60160$1,520
- 60162$1,760
- 60163$1,410
- 60164$1,390
- 60165$1,520
- 60169$2,060
- 60171$1,590
- 60173$2,340
- 60176$1,580
- 60192$2,670
- 60193$2,280
- 60194$2,330
- 60195$2,110
- 60201$2,370
- 60202$2,170
- 60203$2,390
- 60208$2,370
- 60301$2,670
- 60302$1,790
- 60304$1,630
- 60305$1,800
- 60402$1,460
- 60406$1,350
- 60409$1,450
- 60411$1,470
- 60415$1,490
- 60418$1,570
- 60419$1,880
- 60422$2,670
- 60425$2,050
- 60426$1,340
- 60428$2,090
- 60429$1,820
- 60430$1,750
- 60438$1,570
- 60439$1,550
- 60443$2,000
- 60445$1,460
- 60452$1,610
- 60453$1,640
- 60455$1,400
- 60456$1,680
- 60457$1,360
- 60458$1,570
- 60459$1,590
- 60461$2,670
- 60462$1,790
- 60463$2,240
- 60464$2,260
- 60465$1,620
- 60466$1,810
- 60467$2,330
- 60469$1,670
- 60471$1,660
- 60472$1,620
- 60473$2,400
- 60475$1,270
- 60476$1,480
- 60477$1,760
- 60478$2,240
- 60480$1,780
- 60482$1,470
- 60487$1,760
- 60501$1,320
- 60513$1,580
- 60525$1,770
- 60526$1,720
- 60534$1,360
- 60546$1,600
- 60558$2,640
- 60601$2,670
- 60602$2,670
- 60603$2,670
- 60604$2,670
- 60605$2,670
- 60606$2,670
- 60607$2,670
- 60608$1,500
- 60609$1,290
- 60610$2,670
- 60611$2,670
- 60612$1,840
- 60613$2,640
- 60614$2,670
- 60615$2,160
- 60616$1,970
- 60617$1,310
- 60618$1,990
- 60619$1,450
- 60620$1,450
- 60621$1,330
- 60622$2,470
- 60623$1,320
- 60624$1,540
- 60625$2,100
- 60626$2,000
- 60628$1,490
- 60629$1,360
- 60630$1,840
- 60631$1,880
- 60632$1,300
- 60633$1,450
- 60634$1,680
- 60636$1,320
- 60637$1,530
- 60638$1,590
- 60639$1,560
- 60640$2,300
- 60641$1,720
- 60642$2,670
- 60643$1,680
- 60644$1,450
- 60645$1,930
- 60646$1,720
- 60647$2,220
- 60649$1,520
- 60651$1,530
- 60652$1,740
- 60653$1,360
- 60654$2,670
- 60655$1,730
- 60656$1,750
- 60657$2,670
- 60659$1,830
- 60660$2,150
- 60661$2,670
- 60666$1,750
- 60706$1,580
- 60707$1,670
- 60712$2,670
- 60714$1,560
- 60803$1,380
- 60804$1,490
- 60805$1,650
- 60827$1,450
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Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 5,225,367 · FIPS 17031.