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Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association: ‘We have to understand the cost pressures that hotel owners are facing’
Michael Jacobson, President and CEO, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, joins John Williams to talk about the Chicago hotel workers strike, what’s holding up the negotiating process, how the bargaining works, what a typical hotel worker makes, the lucrative benefits that hotel workers receive, how disruptive this has been for hotel operations, and what needs to happen so […]
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Forget Big City Living And Head To This Insanely Affordable Small Town In Illinois
There’s a moment, usually somewhere around the third time you’ve paid an outrageous city bill for something completely ordinary, when you start wondering if there’s a better way to do all of this. Canton, Illinois is that better way, sitting quietly in Fulton County about 30 miles...
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The Overlooked Illinois Town Where Rent Stays Under $750 And Living Feels Like A Dream
Nobody puts Danville, Illinois on their vision board, and that is genuinely one of the most baffling oversights in the entire state. Because Danville, tucked into east-central Illinois near the Indiana border, is quietly offering a quality of life that a lot of people are paying three times as much to approximate somewhere else.
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The State Journal-Register
Everything to know about the landlord registry referendum on the ballot
SPRINGFIELD, IL – One year after a failed ordinance at the Springfield City Council for a nonbinding landlord licensing program, local activists and members of The Faith Coalition, NAACP and ICON have landed an advisory question on the ballot in November. Voters, not city council, in the city will have to decide at the polls Nov. 3 whether or not landlords in the city must register their rental properties and pass inspection before their land goes up to lease. It took over 3,500 signatures on an initiative petition to get here. While supporters of the registry say the cost is worth creating a “bare minimum” safety for renters, opponents say it will raise rent prices and lower inventory across the city, making it harder for people to move. More: Landlord registry denied at Springfield city council Here's what to know about the referendum. What will it look like on the ballot? "Shall the City of Springfield adopt a landlord registry, inspection, and licensing program similar to other Illinois cities?" How does the registry work in writing? A landlord license registry is a system between the local city government and independent landlords to register properties with the city in order to
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Landlord registry would harm tenants
A landlord registry in Springfield will vastly increase rents for many low-income tenants. Consider this scenario: A man buys a house in 2016 for $45,000. It has a family living in it who were paying $650 a month to the previous owner. The new owner keeps them on as his tenants at the same rent. His property taxes are $1,678 a year and his casualty insurance is $452 a year.
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Building permits – Oct. 5 to Oct. 11
VM3 Family LP % Andy Van Meter received a commercial permit (new construction) for 2501 Stockyard Road. Contractor is Keppler Environmental and the project is valued at $250,000. Springfield Memorial Hospital received a commercial remodel permit for 701 N. First St. Contractor is O’Shea Builders and the project is valued...
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Family, Wealth & Legacy Expands Estate Planning Reviews
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL - October 14, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Family, Wealth & Legacy (Biederstadt Law, P.C.) expanded its estate planning review program to incorporate automated three-year checkup schedules, secure digital asset integration, and structured family alignment sessions. The enhanced framework is designed to keep existing client trusts and wills aligned with evolving personal circumstances, changing tax rules, and newly acquired assets. Available automatically to existing estate planning clients and accessible to prospective clients through an initial strategy consultation, the program addresses a common vulnerability in traditional planning: static documents that sit unreviewed for years while real-world assets and relationships change.