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After the COVID-19 eviction moratorium ended last year, cases of homelessness went up in Peoria. With summer weather now hitting Illinois, homelessness cases are predicted to keep rising. The Dream Center in Peoria is a faith-based nonprofit that sees the home insecurity issues caused by poverty and is supporting families facing housing insecurity.
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Gov. JB Pritzker extended the eviction moratorium through Oct. 3, but eviction petitions meeting certain criteria can still take place.
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As of Tuesday morning, Tazewell County had received two new eviction filings while Peoria County received one.
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The eviction moratorium is winding down for renters and landlords on August 1, nearly a year and a half after it was implemented amid the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Civil rights advocates are trying to prepare Illinois cities with so-called nuisance laws about too many police calls for new exceptions protecting…