Day: June 17, 2024

Evanston’s latest effort to strengthen tenant protections hit a hiccup on June 10 when the city council decided to delay amending its Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance to July. The ordinance impacted renewal notices, late fees and more, according to a city memo. These changes frustrated landlords who claimed it would place an undue burden on them, and in turn create a negative impact on the city’s affordable housing goals. “While I do appreciate the work the Housing and Community Development Committee did with this amendment, I am concerned about how the policy will impact on the entire community,” local landlord […]

The Buffalo Grove farmers market opened on Father’s Day at Mike Rylko Park, with several new vendors rounding out the 36 participating this year. June 16, Additionally, about a dozen volunteers help to operate the market, including market manager Paulette Greenberg. “This is big, yes, not all of them are here every week,” Greenberg said of the season’s market size for 2024. “We have a big group this year.” The Buffalo Grove farmers market has a wide midway and will be open Sundays from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through mid-October – except Labor Day weekend. “You can have breakfast […]

La Grange officially adopted the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (MMC) Climate Action Plan (CAP) for the Chicago area June 10.

After previously using consultants for the task, Oak Brook has hired its first full-time marketing manager, who will focus mostly on aiding in the promotion of the village’s hotels.