Friday, June 12, 2020

ACTHA - Current Legislation

ACTHA - Current Legislation

Illinois legislation for 2019-2020.

Illinois Articles – Community Associations Network

Illinois Articles – Community Associations Network

Associations in the Chicago area are trying to figure out how to handle many issues arising from the COVID pandemic that has hit Cook County harder than anywhere in the US outside the NYC metro area. There are some good articles here that address that.

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

‘What Are We Going To Have Left In Our Community?’ Aldermen React with Panic, Sorrow to Unrest | Chicago News | WTTW

‘What Are We Going To Have Left In Our Community?’ Aldermen React with Panic, Sorrow to Unrest | Chicago News | WTTW

This phone conference with Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city council members apparently happened two days ago as of this writing, on June 3. It is pretty grim. There was looting all over Chicago and in a number of suburbs, including 30 miles away in Naperville.  I live just outside the City of Chicago, in Oak Park. There was quite a bit of looting here. On the east side of Oak Park, which borders Chicago, several stores on Madison just east of Austin Blvd. are boarded up, as were a number of stores elsewhere in OP, including the Target way over on Harlem and even some stores in River Forest. But I think the looting and shooting have stopped.

As U.S. Cities Crumble, Demand For Rural And Suburban Properties Is Soaring – End Of The American Dream

As U.S. Cities Crumble, Demand For Rural And Suburban Properties Is Soaring – End Of The American Dream

"The COVID-19 pandemic, a historic economic downturn and extremely violent riots in major cities all across America are fueling a sudden surge in interest in rural and suburban properties.  This represents a major shift, because prior to 2020 we had seen a tremendous boom in real estate prices in large cities such as New York, San Francisco and Seattle."