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House-Senate Transportation Bill Compromise Protects Important Illinois Infrastructure Priorities

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to authorize and fund transportation programs for the next 5 years.  Durbin – who was a member of the Conference Committee tasked with finding a compromise between the House and Senate versions of the transportation bill – said that the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act will provide the certainty that businesses and state governments, like Illinois, need to plan critical infrastructure projects and create good-paying jobs.

Durbin Announces $67 Million In HUD Funding For Illinois Housing And Community Development

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that communities in Illinois will receive a total of $67,050,654 in grant funding through four programs administered by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help develop urban communities

Business Real Estate Press Releases

NorthstarMLS Invests in Next-Generation Consumer Home Search with Broker Public Portal

NorthstarMLS today announced a strategic partnership with industry-owned technology alliance Broker Public Portal (BPP) to power a next-generation MLS consumer search platform designed to deliver a more transparent, accurate, and broker-connected home search experience.

Recent Gov & Nonprofit Real Estate Press Releases

Tlaib Introduces Unhoused Persons Bill of Rights

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) re-introduced the Unhoused Persons Bill of Rights, a resolution which declares inalienable rights for unhoused persons and provides solutions for the federal government to permanently end the crisis. This legislation responds to the affordability crisis faced by millions of low-income renters, where rising housing costs continue to rapidly outpace wages and deny people adequate shelter.