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Congratulations to Teresa Amaro, our 2025 Elizabeth Traczek Women in Commercial Real Estate Award recipient! As General Manager of Sterling Bay‘s 311 West Monroe, Teresa leads an exceptional team and fosters a…
H.R. 973: The Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act, has passed the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce by a unanimous vote. Similarly, S. 389, the Senate version of the…
The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards celebrate excellence in building management, recognizing properties that demonstrate the highest quality standards. The regional winners will now advance to the international competition. International…
The BOMA/Chicago Foundation is proud to recognize Yui Miyamoto as the Reginald L. Ollie Inclusion & Outreach Scholar! As Assistant General Manager at JLL’s 225 W Washington, Yui will be the guest…
With a focus on strengthening Chicago’s downtown economy, BOMA/Chicago has partnered with State Representative Kimberly Du Buclet to champion legislation (House Bill 2757) creating a Downtown Revitalization Task Force. The bill successfully…
Legislation ensuring building owners have access to whole-building utility data for benchmarking purposes (House Bill 3312) has passed the Illinois House Public Utilities Committee. The bill requires utilities to provide aggregated energy…
The BOMA/Chicago Foundation is excited to announce its new leadership team, ushering in a new chapter of growth and impact. Bridgette Battle (Hines) has been appointed as the new Foundation President, bringing…
The Gold Circle Award recognizes individual excellence within our professional community across six categories: building engineer, emerging leader, janitorial, property management, security professionals, and, new this year, DEI leader. Emerging Leader of…
The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards celebrate excellence in building management, recognizing properties that demonstrate the highest quality standards. Each applicant undergoes a rigorous evaluation process, assessing all aspects of…
Due to BOMA/Chicago’s arguments for greater transparency and fairness in ComEd’s Rider NS billing, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) now requires ComEd to provide a Rider NS Annual Report by March 1,2026…
As part of the City of Chicago’s Cut the Tape Task Force, BOMA/Chicago is addressing inefficiencies in the City’s Debt Check process. This process searches for existing debts of tenants and building…
Is it time to refresh your building’s Response Plans? BOMA/Chicago’s Security Best Practices library provides property management teams with a wide range of security documents that address security or life safety situations…
Chicago leads the nation in commercial property taxes and has adopted many counter-productive tax policies. BOMA/Chicago’s Taxation Committee has developed a slate of property tax reforms endorsed by the association. In addition…
Two BOMA/Chicago recommendations supporting large office buildings were adopted by The Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC”) in its final order for ComEd’s Rate Design Case. The ICC’s order approves reduced Beneficial Electrification (“BE”)…
City Council passed the Mayor’s revised $17.1B budget on Monday, December 16. The budget excluded the originally proposed $300 million property tax increase. After City Council unanimously rejected the initial proposal, the…