Labor Department Proposes Rule Clarifying Joint Employer Liability
Contracting businesses using subcontractors to perform portions of the work the contractor is hired to do have long faced uncertain...
Governor Pritzker Hands Labor A Major Victory
Bowing to pressure from organized labor lobbyists, on April 12 Governor Pritzker signed into law SB 1474, entitled the “Collective...
Home Buyers Seek Class Action Against Ryan Homes’ Tall Pines
A couple who bought a new home from Ryan Homes at Tall Pines at Grande Park development in Plainfield is seeking class action...
Politics Prolongs Tariff Uncertainty For The Construction Industry
Republicans in the Senate and Democrats in the House are rising up in opposition to ratification of President Trump’s newly negotiated...
Congressman Smucker Reintroduces Non-Farm Seasonal Worker Visa Bill
Seeking to address geographical and seasonal shortages of construction tradespeople in the American workforce, Congressman Lloyd Smucker...
Chicago Spire Lawsuit Dismissed
Federal Judge Andrea Wood has dismissed the $1.2 billion lawsuit challenging the sale of the former Chicago Spire development site to...
Woodstock City Council Tables Noise Ordinance
Responding to concerns expressed by Niko Kanakaris, owner of Red Mill Tavern, the Woodstock City Council has tabled consideration of a...
Illinois Rent Control Bill Could Decimate Multi-Family Housing Construction
House Bill 2192, pending in the Commercial Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, portends dire consequences for builders and...
Village of Union Adopts Solar Power Facility Ordinance
Responding to proposals for solar energy facility developers in the Village and other parts of McHenry County, Union’s Board of Trustees...
Illinois Supreme Court Denies Homeowner Implied Warranty of Habitability Claims Against Subcontracto
Overruling the 35 year old decision of the First District Appellate Court in Minton v. Richards, 116 Ill.App.3d 852, 452 N.E.2d 835, 72...
