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About Q-RILE
Our Goal
Q-RILE’s goal is to work with the citizens of Quincy, the Mayor, and the City Council to enact an ordinance to Register, Inspect, and License residential rental properties in the City of Quincy, Illinois.
Our Mission
- Assure that rental housing is maintained in a good, safe, and sanitary condition
- Does not create a nuisance or blighted condition to its surroundings
- Protect welfare of tenants
- Preserve investments in property
- Secure the stability of neighborhoods
- Ensure enforcement of the Property Maintenance Code
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About Q-RILE
About Q-RILE
Q-RILE is a movement dedicated to enacting into law a Rental Registration, Inspection, and Licensing Ordinance for the city of Quincy IL. Our mission is to create a level playing field for tenants and landlords.
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About Q-RILE
About Q-RILE
- Attend and speak at Quincy City Council meetings
- Call your Alderperson to let them know your views on rental housing
- Endorse our cause as an individual or organization
- Spread the word
Our Impact
About Q-RILE
Our Impact
- Thanks to overwhelming community support, we were successful in getting the referendum on the April 1, 2025 ballot.
- With the generous help of 20 volunteers, we collected over 1500 signatures. We overachieved!!
- Voter turnout was 20.7 percent of registered voters, with 7,071 votes cast.
- The referendum received 61.65% of the vote, 4,003 votes in favor to 2,490 votes against.
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Press
KHQA 5/6/25 Quincy mayor advocates collaboration to find common ground on housing and sports solutions
MRN 5/6/25 Moore wants to create task force to address lack of housing, commission to assist sports tourism
MRN 4/13/25 ‘Time for the real work to start’: Proposed housing ordinance debate falls into Quincy City Council’s lap
MRN 4/2/25 Advisory housing referendum passes … now what?
HW 4/1/25 Rental Registration Gets Voters OK
WGEM 4/1/25 Illinois voters head to the polls
MRN 3/28/25 MRN hosts housing discussion
MRN 3/28/25 Letter to the Editor: Upcoming election offers opportunities for growth with housing, homeless
KHQA 3/25/25 Quincy voters to decide on controversial rental regulation initiative in upcoming ballot
WGEM 3/17/25 Landlord association campaigns against proposed Q-RILE ordinance
MRN 3/13/25 Letter to the Editor: Voting for Q-RILE initiative will send clear message to City Council
MRN 2/13/25 Letter to the Editor: Please vote yes on ordinance to require rental registration, licensing, inspections
MRN 2/12/25 Here’s where Quincy’s primary candidates stand on the city’s housing issues
KHQA 2/10/25 New initiative hopes to help out tenants in unsafe and unlivable properties
WGEM 1/9/25 Gem City safe housing advocates ‘rile’ up a new tenant protection initiative
WGEM 8/18/24 ‘Tenants and landlords are trying to solve the problem on the streets’: Quincy safe housing advocates push for change
MRN 8/16/24 Pritzker signs “Landlords Retaliation Act” to mixed reaction
HW 7/22/24 Quincy to contract outside counsel for minimum housing violations
HW 6/29/24 Group seeks voter support for Quincy rental inspection program
WGEM 5/18/23 Landlord pleads guilty to code violations; ordered to pay $425 fine