Infused.... I have a GREAT real estate lawyer in Chicago who was very effective for me dealing with a plethora of bad landlord issues just six or eight months ago.
In fact, he managed to negotiate a settlement with them, out of court, for over $10,000.
Send me a PM if you want his contact info. You'd be surprised just how many rights tenants have in Illinois. The Real Estate Landlord Tenant Ordinances (RLTO) are the absolute bible of landlord/tenant law in Illinois and they tend to heavily favor the little guy.
