Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill to Sell Thompson Center, Among Other Bills

Today, Gov. JB Pritzker took the following bill action:
 
Bill Number: SB 886
Description: Provides for the sale of the James R. Thompson Center by competitive sealed proposal process within two years. The purchaser must enter into an agreement with the City of Chicago and CTA to maintain operations of the Clark & Lake station.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
 
The timeline of the JRTC sale is as follows:

• Phase 1 (Present to Months 3-6) — The state will draft a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to interested purchasers within the next four to six weeks and will re-engage negotiations with the City of Chicago regarding zoning and transit station within three to six months;

• Phase 2 (Months 7-12) — The state will issue an RFQ and begin discussions with interested purchasers in four to six months' time and draft and publish a Request for Proposal (RFP) to acquire and develop the property in four months' time;

• Phase 3 (Months 12-17) — The state will allow four to five months for interested purchasers to develop their proposals and respond to the RFP;

• Phase 4 (Months 15-20) — The state will evaluate proposals, which includes discussions with proposers to clarify responses, within three months;

• Phase 5 (Months 17-22) — The state will negotiate and award the contract within two months, which will conclude before the 24-month deadline.

Simultaneous with the sale of Thompson Center, the state will implement a planned relocation of current Thompson Center employees to the Michael A. Bilandic Building and other under-utilized, state-owned or rented facilities, consistent with recommendations made by the newly-created Pension Asset Value and Transfer Taskforce.
 
Bill Number: SB 1364
Description: Makes technical changes to the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2019
 
Bill Number: SB 1987
Description: Makes technical changes to the Healthcare Violence Prevention Act regarding training in custodial escorting of high risk committed persons.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
 
Bill Number: SB 2744
Description: Provides for a property tax exemption for joint municipal water commissions created under the Illinois Municipal Code. Currently, this is only available to entities organized under the Water District Act. 
Action: Signed
Effective: June 1, 2019
 
Bill Number: SB 3102
Description: Makes technical changes to the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act regarding deceptive marketing, advertising and sale of mental health disorder and substance abuse disorder treatment.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
 
Bill Number: SB 3127
Description: Abolishes the terms of each member of the Capital Development Board and requires the governor to make appointments to fill the vacancies. The bill also extends the sunset on the Design-Build Procurement Act by three years, which would have sunset on July 1, 2019.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
 
Bill Number: SB 3174
Description: Makes technical changes to the Illinois Insurance Code regarding covered claims and insolvent companies.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately