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Renters, students and organizers urge Normal council to support HB3687 to lift Illinois rent-control ban

2667700 · March 17, 2025
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Four public commenters — residents, students and an organizer with Lift the Ban Coalition — urged the Normal Town Council to publicly support HB3687, which would allow municipalities to lift the statewide ban on rent control established in 1997; speakers cited local rent increases, eviction filings, and student impacts.

Four public commenters at the March 17 council meeting urged the council to support HB3687, a state measure that would allow local jurisdictions to lift Illinois’s statewide ban on municipal rent control.

James Moldovan, who identified himself as a Bloomington-Normal resident of more than 20 years, cited county and statewide statistics and personal examples: “McLean County is deeply impacted with 31% of renters facing a severe burden,” he said, and noted that rent…

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