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Severe Weather Advisory for Chicago Today Until 7 pm

August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020   Severe thunderstorm activity is expected between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Northern Illinois and the Chicago area with the potential for strong winds up to 100 miles…

Sign Up for Emergency Alert Program for Business

August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020   The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) and Office of Emergency Management and Communication (OEMC) has created an emergency alert program specifically for…

Overnight Looting Activity & Restricted Access

August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020   Per OEMC, access and transportation restrictions will go into effect at 9 p.m. effective Tuesday, August 11. As the result of overnight looting activity on Sunday, August 9…

Face Mask Posters and Flyers Available on the City of Chicago Website

August 3, 2020

August 3, 2020   The City of Chicago has shared new posters and flyers on Face Masks you are encouraged to use within your buildings and businesses to help stop the spread…

Matthew Beaudet Appointed as Commissioner of the Department of Buildings

July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020   Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced today the appointment of Matthew W. Beaudet as the Commissioner of the City’s Department of Buildings (DOB). Beaudet, who has served as Acting…

No Late Fee on Cook County Property Taxes through October 1

July 28, 2020

July 28, 2020   Second Installment Cook County property tax bills are due on August 3, 2020, but property owners will have two extra months to pay without a late fee, as…

Entry Wages Under Security Contract Increased Effective July 1

July 28, 2020

July 28, 2020   As a result of Chicago’s minimum wage rate increasing on July 1 to $14.00, entry wage rates under the BOMA/Chicago and SEIU Local 1 Security Agreement were also adjusted…

2021 Local TOBY Season: Applications Due September 23

July 23, 2020

July 23, 2020   2021 TOBY Application Season Call for applications! The 2021 local TOBY award application season is now open. Please review the 2021 Entry Requirements (listed below), which outline the…

Chicago Updates Emergency Travel Order to Include Wisconsin, Missouri, North Dakota and Nebraska

July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020   The City of Chicago updated its quarantine list to include the states of Wisconsin, Missouri, North Dakota and Nebraska, effective July 31. The states designated in the travel…

Submit Your Building Engineer Agreement Signatory Forms

July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020   BOMA/Chicago has begun negotiations for a new Building Engineers Agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 399. The current list of signatories will not carry over…

Mayor Lightfoot Issues New Restrictions on Bars, Restaurants and Gyms

July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020   Due to a spike in COVID-19, Mayor Lightfoot has reinstated certain restrictions as listed below that will go into effect Friday, July 24. Bars, taverns, breweries and other…

Governor Pritzker Moves Illinois from 4 Covid Regions to 11 COVID Regions

July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020   Governor Pritzker announced today that he is evolving the State’s COVID response by moving Illinois from four COVID regions to eleven COVID regions (based on the eleven EMS/hospital…

Congratulations to our 2020 TOBY International Award Winners!

July 9, 2020

July 9, 2020   The commercial real estate industry honored 16 commercial properties with The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Award at the July 9 virtual TOBY Celebration that was part…

2019 Chicago Construction Codes Full-Day Training Program

July 6, 2020

July 6, 2020   The Department of Buildings is pleased to announce an opportunity to learn more about the transition to the 2019 Chicago Construction Codes in a full-day virtual training program,…

Support the “Everyone’s Neighborhood – The Loop” Campaign

June 28, 2020

In partnership with the Chicago Loop Alliance, BOMA/Chicago invites all of our buildings to support the “Everyone’s Neighborhood – the Loop” campaign. You can also support the campaign with the phrase: #BackInTheLoop.” The…