Cook County Board enacts suburban residential tenant, landlord ordinance strengthening renters’ rights: ‘It’s time’ – Chicago Tribune*

Enthusiasm for the legislation was contrasted by gloom from Tom Benedetto, government affairs director at the Chicagoland Apartment Association, who said the ordinance, if passed, would cause landlords to be buried by excessive lawsuits and fines. “Almost one year in (the pandemic), housing providers are at a financial breaking point. This is pouring salt in the wound of housing providers.”