The CAR Board of Directors has made the decision to endorse Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago Housing Solidarity Pledge, which was unveiled at a press conference at 1:00 today. The pledge states that Chicago’s leading residential housing lenders and…
Affordable Requirements Ordinance Update The City has commissioned an Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) Task Force, to recommend changes and updates to the current ARO. Their recommendations, due by June, are expected to modify the current ARO to increase the in-lieu…
JUST HOUSING AMENDMENT UPDATE The new rules for the Just Housing Amendment have taken effect, although enforcement begins January 31. This amendment expands the Human Rights section of Cook County municipal law to protect individuals with a criminal background when…
New year, new decade, new laws – be sure you’re in compliance! Here’s what will impact your business starting Jan. 1, 2020: License Law: On August 9, 2019, Governor JB Pritzker signed Public Act 101-0357 into law. This updated the…
As of January 1, 2020, recreational consumption, possession, and sales of cannabis products are legal in Illinois for people over the age of 21. Illinois is the 11th state in the country to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Usage of…