Governor Rod Blagojevich has declared April 2008 as Fair Housing Month in Illinois, urging all citizens to embrace diversity and acknowledge the 60,000 members of the Illinois Association of Realtors for their role in educating the public about their rights and responsibilities under the fair housing laws.

The Illinois Association of Realtors, together with its nonprofit affordable housing foundation the Partnership for HomeOwnership, has developed a public Web site at TheHousingSite.org where Illinois citizens and professionals in the real estate industry can find the state and federal laws, regulations and housing-related services gathered in one place.