Business type for owner occupied rental property in Illinois?

[Boris Le]

Does anyone have suggestions of best business type for owner occupied rental building in Illinois? Like S Corp, LLC, etc.

I would like to protect myself in case of any legal issues and/or have a business deduction from my yearly taxes.

I am clearly completely new to this and I am not sure if I should contact a lawyer or accountant but I wanted to get some general feedback from those of you with experience. Thank you.