rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/call_campaign/ask-your-state-senator-to-support-affordable-homes?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-call_campaign-area-ask-your-state-senator-to-support-affordable-homes' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> YIMBY Action https://actionnetwork.org/groups/yimby https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/call_campaigns/photos/000/006/371/normal/1.png 👉 Use This Script 👈 Illinois has just one law aimed at building affordable homes in our most expensive communities — the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act (AHPAA). It's 20 years old, and it's overdue for a tune-up. HB 5198 is that fix, and it needs your senator's vote now. The bill has cleared a major hurdle. Now it's the Senate's turn — and your senator needs to hear that you're watching. What HB 5198 does: Brings more communities to the table. Today, only 3.5% of Illinois municipalities have to plan for affordable housing. This modest update roughly doubles that — while exempting the smallest towns that lack the capacity to comply. Makes the appeals process actually work. For 20+ years, AHPAA's path for unfairly rejected affordable developments has gone untested. HB 5198 borrows proven fixes from other states so good projects don't die in red tape. Adds real accountability. Communities that ignore the law can be referred to the Attorney General. We're short more than 250,000 affordable homes statewide. Housing costs are pushing working families — disproportionately Black and brown families — out of Illinois entirely. We can't afford to wait another 20 years. Two minutes is all it takes. Our calling tool connects you directly to your state senator and gives you everything to say. Call your senator now! Want the full story? Read this article from Illinois Answers Project. https://actionnetwork.org/call_campaigns/ask-your-state-senator-to-support-affordable-homes