Some Illinois real estate corporations are getting large paydays by charging homeowners assessments for "common expenses," and the owners allege they are taking advantage of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Owners in a building along Chicago s Lakefront say they are being pushed out of their homes and cannot afford the new building owner s fees, which they say are unreasonable. Teyona James Harris, a member of Condo Owners of Woodland Park and 13-year homeowner demanded assistance at City Hall to fight what she calls "unjust displacement." "So, they have things like landscaping, where they spent like 100-and-something-thousand dollars on," Harris pointed out. .
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The General Assembly had planned to adjourn Friday, but Democratic leaders blew that self-imposed deadline. So lawmakers will return to Springfield on Wednesday to wrap up unfinished business, which includes the state budget and the elected school board map.