Chicago Tribune business section reporter Barbara Rose recently filed a story about a growing trend: businesses sending thanksgiving cards to customers in lieu of Christmas greetings. Not that I am any sort of trend setter, but I adopted this practice several years ago. Saying thank you to clients is only right, and it just makes the most sense to me to do it around a holiday specifically created for that purpose. Getting my cards out before the onslaught from my colleagues and vendors? So much the better. Ms Rose's article, quoting yours truly, available here. A for the record, no, I am pretty sure that I am not the "holiday creep" she references.
By all outward appearances, state government in Illinois has ground to a complete halt, with all eyes focused on the Governor's "problem" and all the related fal - der -rah. Its hardly business as usual in Springfield, but not everything has ground to a halt. Several new bills have been introduced this week. That is not to say that they will be of benefit to we the people. Nonetheless, the cogs and gears are turning, and we are hoping for the best. One such proposal comes from Rep. LaShawn Ford of Chicago's west side, who is himself a real estate broker and entrepreneur . He is the author of House Bill 155 , introduced & referred to the Rules Committee Wednesday. It seeks to address one of the most common problems I am seeing in condominium resale transactions these days; the tension between many Declarations of Condominium and FHA loan guidelines. Many Condo Declarations provide Associations with a "right of first refusal," which basically allows t
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