Ups and Downs – Fall 2019
By: Steve Cain We are staring down the end of one year and the beginning of another – and not just any year. Twenty-twenty promises to be like no other, with an election looming…
What’s Behind the Just Housing Ordinance?
By: Mike Glasser, RPBG President On January 1, 2020, two new protected classes will be added to the 15 that already exist under Cook County Human Rights laws: Ex-offenders with criminal convictions that occurred more than…
We have some questions about the Just Housing Ordinance
By: Mike Glasser, RPBG President Last week the NBOA submitted our list of questions and comments (see attachment), yet I would like to bring special focus on these few, including a couple of lesser referenced…
7th Annual NBOA Summer Soirée
The Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance hosted a hugely successful Summer Soiree - our 7th Annual - welcoming a crowd of several hundred real estate professionals, elected officials and other VIPs. View the Sponsors for this…
Commissioners: Reconsider the Just Housing Ordinance
By: Mike Glasser, RPBG President My “Aha Moment” arrived when I read the title of the Sun Times editorial, dated April 28, criticizing the County Board’s passage of the Just Housing Ordinance. “Don’t punish landlords to…
A Better Solution Than Rent Control
by Doug Imber As widely reported, the efforts in Springfield to lift the State ban on rent control were recently defeated. While it was determined that rent control is not a practical solution, the…
Perspective on Rent Control
NBOA President Mike Glasser explains industry perspective on rent control on WTTW broadcast Watch the video above, and read the article on WTTW
Bet Against this type of Gaming in Illinois
It seems all but certain that the Pritzker administration will look to gaming as a source of needed revenue. Illinois has a long history with depending on various forms of gaming to generate state funds.…
Two Proposed House Bills. Read, Sigh, and Take Action!
By Mike Glasser, RPBG President The State Legislature under Governor Pritzker is in session and, as expected, members of the General Assembly have introduced problematic and short-sighted bills regarding rent control. I urge you to…
Property Owners Answer the Call
In mid May, the word spread out like a wildfire that Alderman Joe Moreno was planning to introduce an eviction for “good cause” ordinance at the May 23rd City Council meeting. The proposed ordinance would shield…