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now welcomed in the new year and a streak of cold weather typical of Chicago winter, hit us hard from
Christmas through mid January. Our troubled economy
including poor housing market conditions and a host of other financial
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hope that you and your association(s) are off to a good start in 2010. Our cover story is a report on our “Condo Lifestyles State of the Industry” program held in
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December at the Chicago Cultural Center. Special guests 50th Ward Alderman Bernie Stone (chair of the Chicago Buildings Committee), 13th District Illinois Senator Kwame Raoul and attor-
Editor & Publisher Michael C. Davids Vice President Sherri Iandolo Art Director Rick Dykhuis Special Events Coordinator Mary Knoll Contributing Writers Pamela Dittmer McKuen, Jim Fizzell, David Mack, and Cathy Walker Circulation Arlene Wold Administration Cindy Jacob and Carol Iandolo
neys Mark Pearlstein and David Sugar provided their insight on recent legislative and government activity concerning community associations. Mark Pearlstein also provided an overview of industry trends for community associations which is recapped in an article “Legislative Update and State of the Industry Report” in this issue. Additional coverage of this special event is also featured in this edition including highlights and background on our Outstanding Leadership Award winner, Bob Levin. two feature articles in this issue offer perspectives and insight from a variety of government officials and industry leaders on the recently passed Community Manager Licensing law in Illinois. Manager Licensing is a topic that provokes a lot of discussion and undoubtedly there is more to come on this important issue. Our regular Industry Happenings column appears in this
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Circulation: Condo Lifestyles is available for a single issue price of $8.95 or at a $30.00 annual subscription. Distribution is direct mailing and delivery direct through authorized distributors to over 5,000 officers and directors of Common Interest Communities, 500 property managers, 400 realtors, 400 developers and 400 public officials. Total Circulation is 7,000.
Addison. tournaments will be held for 8-ball (billiards) and darts. Shuffleboard, Bean Bags and
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MCD Pool Party to feature Condolympics Games the 14th annual MCD Pool Party will be held on March 19, 2010 at the Pyramid Club in
other events for Condolympics competition will also be held at the MCD Pool Party. the Condo Lifestyles Condolympics donations will benefit Special Olympics. Other upcoming MCD special events include our annual golf outing, which will be held in July at Eagelwood Resort in Itasca, and a luncheon at Arlington International Racecourse in September. We will provide more information on these events as you request and as details are available. thanks to the many new subscribers that have found our publication useful and informative. Special thanks to the firms, associations and groups that are Authorized Distributors of Condo Lifestyles. those of you who are not current subscribers can obtain subscription information on our website www.condolifestyles.net or by contacting our office. As we welcome in another new year, we encourage you to make your association and your community all it can be. If you have an idea that would benefit other Community Associations, a story to share, or some advice on how to avoid a problem or failure, please call our office at 630-
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