Illinois Insights: An Update from Cozen O’Connor (8/5)

August 5, 2024

ILLINOIS

| AROUND THE STATE

Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation to Protect Minors from Labor Exploitation

“Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 3646, the Child Labor Law of 2024, which updates child labor regulations to the 21st century by repealing the existing statute and replacing it with a modern framework,” from the Office of Governor JB Pritzker.

Luxury home or vacant lot? Cook County assessor misclassifies hundreds of properties, missing $444M in one year alone

“The missteps came even though in hundreds of cases Kaegi’s office possessed the documents or data it needed indicating the homes and businesses had been renovated or that the vacant land had been developed,” by the Chicago Tribune.

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Migrant homeless encampment cleared; city officials deny it’s because of DNC

“The encampment clearing was the latest of the city’s overall “encampment initiative” at eight tent cities across Chicago, according to Chicago Department of Family and Support Services spokesman Brian Berg,” by the Chicago Tribune.

New CTA Green Line station opens near United Center ahead of DNC in Chicago

“A new CTA Green Line station opened for service on Chicago’s West Side on Monday, two weeks before the Democratic National Convention begins,” by CBS News.

City moves closer to meeting end-of-year deadline to obligate all ARPA funds

“The city has obligated 90 percent of its federal pandemic relief funds and spent 83 percent of the funds as it faces a deadline to exhaust the money and ensure none of it is clawed back by the federal government, the city said as it issued its annual report on the use of the funds last week,” by The Daily Line.

Former Edgewater Ald. Mary Ann Smith, City Hall Staple For 2 Decades, Dies at 77

“The former alderwoman, who served from 1989 to 2011, championed historical preservation, beautification and the protection of park spaces, friends, family and colleagues said,” by Block Club Chicago.

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