Had a nice Chicago apartment 29 years. Bad times, broke lease, left place in bad shape. How can I rent now?

I got an inheritance, got laid off, spent it on drugs, didn't get a job...crashed and burned. I'm middle cl, otherwise together, good work history, credit's not bad. I can't get a co-signer, and I'm living in a pay-by-the-week hotel. What are my chances of getting a studio-1 bedroom that's not a slum? I'm a white male.