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Nearly 26,500 Senior Homeowners Eligible for August Property Tax Bill Savings

There is a possible $45 million savings coming to Cook County seniors this summer. On July 15th, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced that as many as 26,500 senior homeowners […]

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July 2019 Advocacy Update

On Tuesday, July 2, we held our monthly “Coffee with Your GADs” chat, where members join our Government Affairs Director Brian Bernardoni for an informal discussion about policy and politics […]

Fair Housing 2019: Our Impact, Our Opportunity

Fair Housing: Our Impact, Our Opportunity continued the discussions we began at last fall’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. We discussed how real estate brokers […]

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REALTOR® Advocacy Update

After a long, busy election season, let’s take a look back to see what we’ve accomplished on your behalf. MAYOR LIGHTFOOT AND THE NEW COUNCIL Lori Lightfoot is fully aware […]

June 2019 Advocacy Update

On June 12th, we held our monthly “Coffee with Your GADs” chat, where members join our Government Affairs Director Brian Bernardoni for an informal discussion about policy and politics impacting the real […]

May 2019 Advocacy Update

On Tuesday, May 7, we held our monthly “Coffee with Your GADs” chat, where members join our Government Affairs Director Brian Bernardoni for an informal discussion about policy and politics […]

Cicero No Longer Requires Escrow Deposits for “As Is” Transfers

The Town of Cicero’s Building Department announced it’ll no longer require escrow deposits for As Is Transfers. Effective May 13th, buyers will only be required to complete an As Is […]

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Chicago REALTORS® Talk Real Estate with Congressman Garcia

On Thursday, April 18, over a dozen Chicago REALTORS® attended the Illinois REALTORS® “Let’s Talk Real Estate” event, featuring Congressman Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia. After sharing his route to Congress and […]

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Updated Chicago Building Code Encourages Development and Innovation

Exciting news! Last month, the Department of Buildings announced a new amendment to the Chicago Building Code and this month, City Council adopted the updates. This is the first overhaul […]

Spring 2019: Government Affairs Update

Let’s put it on the table: uncertainty is not good for business, and we’ve had a lot of uncertainty to contend with here in Chicago. Changes in the Mayor’s office […]

April 2019 Advocacy Update

On Tuesday, April 2, we held our monthly “Coffee with Your GADs” chat, where members join our Government Affairs Directors for an informal discussion about policy and politics impacting the […]

March 2019 Advocacy Update

On Tuesday, March 19th*, we held our monthly “Coffee with Your GADs” chat, where members join our Government Affairs Directors for an informal discussion about policy and politics impacting the […]