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June 24, 2020 Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave This July 1, the minimum wage will increase from $13.00 to either $13.50 or $14.00 per hour (depending on the number of workers at…
June 23, 2020 State and city guidelines for Phase 4 can be viewed and downloaded here: State guidelines for Office Buildings State guidelines for Health & Fitness Facilities City guidelines for…
June 18, 2020 At this time the Chicago Fire Commissioner has put a moratorium on all high rise building fire drills for the safety of all involved. The moratorium follows the direction of the…
Today, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that Chicago will still reopen on Wednesday, June 3, advancing to Phase 3 of the Mayor’s Be Safe Chicago plan. CTA Schedule and Loop Access While full access to…
May 31, 2020 On Sunday, May 30, the City of Chicago announced new precautionary measures to further ensure the health and safety of residents and the hundreds of peaceful protesters participating…
As global concern over the novel coronavirus (now known as COVID-19) increases, there are a number of resources available to provide commercial real estate professionals with credible information on how to mitigate…
Our latest blog post spotlights Maurice Allen, Comcast Business Commercial Market Development Manager. Maurice shares his background, BOMA/Chicago involvement and ways Comcast Buildings supports our building members. Comcast Business is built for speed,…
May 26, 2020 The Illinois General Assembly has concluded the Spring session which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a marathon session day to pass a full year FY21 operations…
May 26, 2020 On Sunday, March 24, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker released industry-specific guidelines for re-entry of businesses, including guidelines for office buildings, that will apply when the State’s four regions transition…
May 13, 2020 On May 13, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced plans to waive late fees on property tax payments. Under the proposed ordinance, interest penalties for late payments of…
May 8, 2020 Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced the Protecting Chicago framework that the City will be using to guide Chicago’s reopening process amid COVID-19. The framework is organized into five phases and Chicago has…
May 6, 2020 At his press briefing on May 5, Governor Pritzker unveiled his administration’s plan, called Restore Illinois, that would allow for a five-phase approach to fully re-open Illinois. The…
On April 30, Governor Pritzker issued the following Executive Order in response to COVID-19 extending Shelter at Home through May 29. Executive Order 2020-33 WHEREAS, protecting the health and safety of Illinoisans…
April 27, 2020 On April 23, Governor Pritzker announced an extension of the Illinois Stay at Home Order to the end of May. You can view COVID-19 Executive Order on the State of Illinois…
April 24, 2020 BOMA/Chicago buildings are lighting up as part of a program to recognize those courageous workers serving and protecting all of us during this unprecedented pandemic. In both Chicago…