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After a quiet 2020, legislators returned to business in 2021. The new year brought several changes to the General Assembly. One significant change involved longtime Speaker of the House Representative Michael Madigan stepping down and Representative Emanual Chris...

The City of Chicago will, as of Friday, August 20, 2021, reinstate the mask mandate for all businesses and public spaces, which includes "common areas of condos and multi-residential buildings and private clubs." Accordingly, condominium and HOA boards within the City...

Chicago is known for its high-rise condominium buildings throughout the city. Understandably, the devastating news of the Champlain Towers South Building collapse has many of those building occupants seeking assurance that their boards and managers are taking the...

Community association managers and boards often ask whether they are required to allow a process server access into a building or gated community. Specifically, they want to know, “What do our door staff or security guards do when process servers request unannounced...

As the COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues, community association boards ask whether they can require association employees to be vaccinated. Other boards, unwilling to go as far as mandating vaccinations, are asking if they can offer employee incentives to get the...

As the State of Illinois progresses with COVID-19 vaccinations, many community associations are considering reopening amenities that remained shuttered throughout 2020, including fitness rooms, pools, outdoor patios, and other recreational facilities. One question we...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the ability of condo associations and their boards to hold their usual in-person meetings, the pandemic does not allow boards to ignore meeting and notice requirements under the Illinois Condominium Property Act (“ILCPA”)...

The State of Illinois, Illinois Supreme Court (“Court”), and Cook County have all issued new requirements for residential evictions (which include condominium and homeowner association actions). Below is a brief summary, followed by more in-depth details on the host...