Housing Program Calendar of Events
Join North River Commission's Housing program in a diverse range of educational workshops for tenants and landlords.
For more information about upcoming or past events, please contact dalia@northrivercommission.org or erika@northrivercommission.org.
Upcoming events
Financial Health Workshop
Join North River Commission, Wintrust Bank, and The Friendship Center for a free in-person workshop on financial health on Wednesday, August 9 at 6 pm
In this workshop you will learn:
- Protect your financial info online
- Benefits and programs offered by Wintrust
- Online banking
RSVP with Erika via email at erika@

Past events
Credit Building Workshop
Immigrant Tenant Protections
Protecting Immigrant Households 02.23.2023
Protegiendo los Hogares Inmigrantes 02.23.2023
LIHEAP Workshop
Fair Housing Workshop for Tenants
NRC Presentation for Renters 2.8.23
Fair Housing Workshop for Landlords
For the presentation please see the following link: NRC_Training (1.26.23) FINAL (1)
Income Protections: Final version SOI - Landlords Factsheet (4)
Home Flooding and Energy Audit Workshop/ Taller de Inundaciones Domiciliarias y Auditoria Energetica
For the presentation please see the following link: RainReady Presentation
Credit Building Workshop/ Taller para establecer o reconstruir su crédito
To see the presentation, click the following link: Wintrust Bank Presentation English
Para leer la presentación haga click en el siguiente enlance: Wintrust Bank Presentacion en Espanol
For additional credit-building resources, please see the following link: MS Products
Landlord Workshop/ Taller para Propetarios:
To see the presentation, click the following link: Northside Housing Initiative Oct 2022
Taller de Asistencia Legal para Inquilinos / Legal Assistance for Tenants Workshop:
For helpful resources click on the following:
Legal Aid Referral Organizations List
ATU Legal Aid & Collective Action Presentation
Taller para Compradores de Vivienda :
Tenant Rights Workshop:
Taller de Derechos de Inquilino:
Haga clic aquí para ver la presentación de Derechos de Inquilino
Homebuyer 101: Workshop
We Will Chicago: Housing and Neighborhoods
Download the presentation from the Tuesday, January 25, 2022 community meeting. (PDF)
“We Will Chicago” is a citywide planning initiative under Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot that encourages neighborhood growth and vibrancy while addressing social and economic inequities. Community participation helps to promote the goals of using meaningful and inclusive engagement to shape the plan.