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2019 General Municipal Election Recap
2019 General Municipal Election Recap By Mary Kay Minaghan, MKM Services The February 26 election may be over but ballot counting continues. Mail-in ballots postmarked by election day can be counted until March 12, one week before the Board of Elections must certify the election results. While there were more than twice the number of…
Read MoreGovernor Pritzker Delivers his Budget Address
Governor Pritzker Delivers his Budget Address On Wednesday, February 20, Governor Pritzker delivered his inaugural budget address. According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Governor Pritzker’s Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) budget totals $77 Billion in spending (state and federal funds) – of that, the FY20 budget estimates receiving $38.9 billion in general state…
Read MoreAdvocacy Updates: Illinois Legislature on Pace for Busy Year
Advocacy Updates: Illinois Legislature on Pace for Busy Year February 19, 2019 When the deadline for bill introduction came on February 15, Illinois senators and representatives had filed over six thousand pieces of legislation for consideration in the 101st General Assembly. Add to that substantive amendments and there will be 10,000 to 12,000 legislative proposals…
Read MoreSave Money and Energy with the Peoples Gas Commercial and Industrial Program
Save Money and Energy with the Peoples Gas Commercial and Industrial Program The Peoples Gas Energy Efficiency Program can help your building save money and energy. The program’s energy advisors will meet with you to discuss natural gas savings measures for your building and perform a free energy assessment. In addition, you will be provided…
Read MoreCongratulations 2019 TOBY and Gold Circle Awards Winners!
Congratulations 2019 TOBY and Gold Circle Awards Winners! February 1, 2019 Over 500 members attended our January 31 TOBY/Gold Circle Awards Gala at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. Throughout the evening, we celebrated and recognized our TOBY and Gold Circle Award finalists and winners. View our TOBY Gold Circle Awards video highlighting all of our…
Read MoreGet the Latest on Security and Preparedness at BOMA/Chicago’s Preparedness Committee Meetings
Get the Latest on Security and Preparedness at BOMA/Chicago’s Preparedness Committee Meetings January 21, 2019 BOMA/Chicago’s Preparedness Committee meets every month and is joined by our public sector partners to discuss the latest issues related to security and preparedness. Is your building represented on the Preparedness Committee? Contact our Director of Government Affairs, Ron Tabaczynski,…
Read MoreBOMA/Chicago Notes Cost Concerns in Response to ICC NextGrid Report
BOMA/Chicago Notes Cost Concerns in Response to ICC NextGrid Report January 15, 2019 Illinois’ electric grid and utility market over the next few decades will be determined by NextGrid, known as the “Illinois Utility of the Future Study.” This 18-month, collaborative study grew out of the December 2016 enactment of the Future Energy Jobs…
Read MoreOver 170K Pounds of Food Collected at BOMA/Chicago’s GCFD Holiday Food Drive
Over 170K Pounds of Food Collected at BOMA/Chicago’s GCFD Holiday Food Drive January 4, 2019 Over 150 buildings participated in the 2018 GCFD Holiday Food Drive. Our goal was to collect 120K pounds to feed the food insecure of Chicagoland. Our members surpassed that goal by collecting 172,712 pounds of food. We collected 58,268…
Read MoreICC Releases Draft NextGrid Report
ICC Releases Draft NextGrid Report January 3, 2019 Illinois’ electric grid and utility market over the next few decades will be determined by NextGrid, known as the “Illinois Utility of the Future Study.” This 18-month, collaborative study grew out of the December 2016 enactment of the Future Energy Jobs Act (“FEJA”) and has been…
Read MoreModernizing Chicago’s Construction Codes
Modernizing Chicago’s Construction Codes January 2, 2019 Chicago has been working to comprehensively review and update its requirements for the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings to align more closely with the latest edition of widely-used consensus-based model codes and standards. The monumental undertaking is taking place in three phases. Phase I involved the…
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