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Two young white adults stand outside and hold up a large paper-mache head with dollar signs for eyes and a hand holding a golden key. One of them wears a red t-shirt that says All-Chicago Tenant Alliance.

How a Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants and Stop a Shelterforce Story

May 18, 2026 | Hope Davis

When Chicago tenants on rent strike agreed to stop speaking publicly about their landlord as part of settling their eviction cases, they honored the agreement. They never dreamed the landlord's lawyers would try to charge them with violating the agreement for having talked to us in the past.

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Ann Arbor Tenants Union

March 1, 1995 | Ann Wilson

For 27 years, the Ann Arbor Tenants Union has worked to put tenants in power and keep landlords on their toes by counseling, educating, and organizing.