Lodging
$123/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,421
Max per month
$6,158
Glendale Heights (DuPage County) has a GSA lodging rate of $123 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,421 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Glendale Heights is about $1,920 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,690/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Source: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.