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The Buildings Department is unveiling a new and improved E-Plan (online permit review) system at 11 PM on Sunday, November 18th. The E-Plan system will be disabled from 4:30 PM […]
CommercialForum, the commercial division of the Chicago Association of REALTORS®, hosted a networking breakfast on Thursday, November 8th. Guest speakers discussed NAR’s current advocacy initiatives impacting commercial real estate, assessments in […]
On Election Day, 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 real […]
Chicago’s Black homeownership rate is 39.1 percent, lower than the national average of 41 percent. On Thursday, November 1, our Industry Partner, the Dearborn REALTIST® Board held a forum to […]
Join us in congratulating CAR’s Brian Bernardoni, who was honored for his “Excellence in Leadership” at the 2018 Cook County Italian-American Heritage Month Celebration. Brian is an Illinois REALTORS® Government […]
Thank you to those who joined us last week for Past, Present & Future: Reflecting on 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act. You may view all the footage and […]
If you believe you or your client has been a victim of a Fair Housing violation, we encourage you to report the violation to both the Chicago Association of REALTORS® […]
The Great Lakes Basin Partnership to Block Asian Carp is calling on the federal government to take action and protect Lake Michigan. Asian carp is an invasive species that will […]
Advocacy that works – it’s our creedo. We put together some updates of the year so far, as well as what’s to come. As always, we invite you to join […]
A Senate Special Committee on Housing hearing on rent control is scheduled for this Thursday, September 27, at 9:00 AM in Room C600 at the Michael A. Bilandic Building – […]
The Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) just made it a bit easier to file an application or renew your license. IDFPR’s new online services portal now allows […]
Earlier this month, the IRS released proposed regulations reflecting the reforms made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. These guidelines work to clarify which groups of workers […]