The Housing Authority of the County of Cook, also known as the HACC, is the second largest public housing authority in Illinois. The HACC is a municipal corporation that was established in 1946 to serve 108 communities, as well as unincorporated areas in suburban Cook County. The Housing Authority of the County of Cook administers several rent assistance programs to meet the housing needs of our rental participants. The HACC’s conventional public housing program consists of over 2,100 owned units of low-income housing. The Rent Assistance Division services over 12,000 families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities. It also provides a counseling program to help families consider their full range of housing opportunities in all parts of suburban Cook County. Other programs such as our Mobility Assistance Program, Family Self-Sufficiency Program, and Home Ownership Program are designed to make a positive difference and help participants achieve independence. The HACC believes that, with the partnership of public and private resources, the goal of assisting participants to pay for comfortable, affordable private housing can be successfully accomplished.

• Cook County of Illinois