K&L Gates LLP | USA | 14 Mar 2024
Illinois has passed a number of laws effective 1 January 2024 that impact commercial real estate and development. These new laws range from new…
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP | USA | 25 Jan 2024
Introduction As the project nears completion, the owner must consider the milestones that must be accomplished before use and occupancy of the fished…
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP | USA | 17 Jan 2024
Section 3 of the Act provides that a person knowingly enters into an agreement or contract, written or oral, for home repair, and…
Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC | USA | 18 Dec 2023
The Illinois Supreme Court recently upended decades of Illinois caselaw regarding coverage under commercial general liability (CGL) policies…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 6 Nov 2023
The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, recently affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action for lack of standing because the named…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 19 Sep 2023
In an action by a group of borrowers who alleged a fraudulent reverse mortgage scheme, the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, recently…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 7 Sep 2023
The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, recently affirmed a trial court’s order denying a tenant’s emergency petition to vacate an eviction…
Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC | USA | 5 Sep 2023
Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson recently agreed to change the city’s real estate transfer tax by implementing a so-called “mansion tax”- a real estate…
Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC | USA | 5 Jul 2023
Governor Pritzker recently signed into law the Electric Vehicle Charging Act (“Act”), which imposes certain requirements for “newly constructed…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 18 May 2023
The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, recently reversed a trial court’s order striking an affirmative defense to a foreclosure, vacated…