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Vote on Cook County renters ordinance delayed a month An ordinance aimed at safeguarding an estimated 245,000 apartment dwellers in the Cook County suburbs was deferred by a county board committee Wednesday at the request of chief co-sponsor Scott Britton, who said the public deserved time to take a closer look at the measure. Daily Herald File Photo, 2010 Scott Britton
Updated 12/16/2020 6:32 PM
A vote on a controversial renters rights ordinance proposed by a pair of North and Northwest suburban Cook County commissioners has been delayed a month, amid ongoing negotiations with landlord groups and multiple revisions of the legislation.
The proposed Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance was set for a vote by the county board s zoning and building committee Wednesday before consideration by the full board Thursday. But chief co-sponsor Commissioner Scott Britton of Glenview pulled it during the committee meeting Wednesday morning since the latest revision