Legislation involving procedures for potential township elimination in McHenry County, extensions of certain tax increment financing districts, changes to some title insurance requirements and the establishment of urban agricultural zones were all part of the Nov. 30 issue of the [...]
The Illinois General Assembly acted on seven issues of interest to REALTORS® last week during the annual fall session, according to the latest Illinois REALTORS® State Capitol Report. No veto override motions were filed on two issues of great interest [...]
The Call for Action on the "retainage" bill and a potential Monday vote on the bill were the top news items in the May 25 edition of the Illinois REALTORS® State Capitol Report. Because Senate Bill 3052 could be brought [...]
The Illinois REALTORS®' testimony against rent control was one of a handful of issues covered in the May 4 State Capitol Report. Action was limited with only the Senate in session during the week. While several Senate committees and a [...]
As some legislation passed through the first chamber of the Illinois General Assembly this week and moved to the opposite chamber for committee hearings and floor debate, Illinois REALTORS® continues to monitor all of the legislative issues discussed at Capitol [...]
The House passed several bills this week that caught the attention of the April 20 State Capitol Report, including one that would eliminate the need for real estate brokerages to obtain separate licenses for branch offices and another that would [...]
The March 2 edition of the State Capitol Report explains six bills of interest to Illinois REALTORS® that passed through House and Senate committees last week, including House Bill 4390. A bill first introduced in 2017 was approved unanimously by the House [...]
The Senate Government Reform Committee advanced three Senate bills during the past week to help government consolidation and efficiency efforts, according to the Feb. 23 edition of the State Capitol Report. A fourth consolidation bill was advanced to the final [...]