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…
JUST HOUSING ORDINANCE UPDATE Following a lengthy rulemaking process, on Thursday, November 21, the Cook County Board adopted a set of rules for the Just Housing Amendment which will take effect on December 31, 2019. We are still waiting on guidelines…