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CHICAGO.COOPERATORNEWS.COM COOPERATORNEWS CHICAGOLAND — SPRING 2022 3 MyQ Business Safely indentify guests Manage facility access Activity monitoring Convenient database management Accessible 24/7 > > > > CAPXM Scan for More Info Scan for More Info High definition display > > Integrated video Weather & scratch proof MyQ App interface > > > Intuitive Interface CAPXM Smart Video Intercom REMOTE MANAGEMENT with MyQ Bussiness Serving the Chicago Area Over 30 years ISS Chicago Sound & Communications inc. 773-528-4070 We Control Doors > www.intercomsecurity.us TABLE OF CONTENTS Yale Robbins Publisher Henry Robbins Executive Vice President Joanna DiPaola Associate Publisher Hannah Fons Managing Editor Darcey Gerstein Associate Editor Pat Gale Associate Editor Shirly Korchak Art Director Anne Anastasi Production Manager Alan J. Sidransky Staff Writer Peter Chase Director of Sales CooperatorNews Chicagoland is published quarterly by Yale Robbins Infomedia, 205 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016, (212) 683-5700. President: Yale Robbins, Executive Vice President: Henry Robbins. Subscriptions are available free by request to co-op and condo board members and homeowner associations. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CooperatorNews Chicagoland, 205 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016. ©Yale Robbins Infomedia 2022. All rights reserved. Application to mail Periodicals postage rates is pending at New York NY. FREE Subscriptions for Board Members, Property Managers and Real Estate Decision Makers. To Subscribe, please visit us at: Chicago.cooperatornews.com/subscribe O N O ..... First-time buyers in condo associations, co-ops, and other multifamily residential com- munities are often surprised—and a bit confused—by the way in which their new build- ing or HOA operates. Whether they are coming from a rental background or a single- family home experience, condo/co-op living, and its administrative and governance structure, differs dramatically from both. In a condo, you can’t depend on the super for everything as you might in a rental, nor can you undertake to do whatever you’d like without any prior approval, as you would in a single-family home. S M ...... . It’s that time of year again. Birds are chirping; trees are blooming; property managers and co-op and condo boards are addressing their task lists for the change of seasons. Whether it’s a Wrigleyville walk-up or a Streeterville supertall, a dense city development or a sprawling suburban complex, a building up north still shoveling snow or a southern community whose pool is open year-round, spring is the time to give every property a little sprucing up. C D P .... There’s a riddle in a popular children’s book that asks, ‘What’s the largest room in the world?’ After much consideration and many incorrect guesses, one of the characters in the book has the answer: “Why, the largest room in the world is room for improvement!” M H I M C .... Running a community association requires boards and managers to work with people from all walks of life, including those who have unique experiences, wants, needs, and challenges. That requirement also includes residents living with behavioral or mental health issues - and thanks to the pandemic and all the chaos and upheaval that came with it, more people than ever fit that description. P ..................... 8.586