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APRIL 2026 Deadline to pay property tax, April 1st
THE first installment of the 2025 property tax bill for Cook County is Wednesday, April 1st, 2026. You can pay online to save a trip downtown or pay for postage. To pay online, cookcountytreasurer.com and enter your address or your 14-digit property index number (PIN).
Retirement & SS Workshop,
April 21 at Ati-Atihan Restaurant
A free retirement dinner-seminar for singles, married, divorced or windowed to learn when to start Social Security or pension benefits; What does a secure retirement Income Plan look like and also learn what the new :Big Beautiful Bill" Impact on Seniors--all these for you to get enlightened on April 21, 2026 at 6 pm at Chicken Ati-Atihan, 7649 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles, IL., for details, call 630-644-2525 or email info@defineyourcapital.com or visit http://www.defineyourcapital.com.
Homebuying in the Philippines
LOOKING to buy and finance homes in our homeland. BAHAI Deals is a real estate market place built for global clients like yourself. On Friday, April 24, 2026, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Central Time, Join an online presentation meet.google.com/vvd-njjg-dwd
Free Estate Planning Seminar
This Easter, take action to protect your family and your legacy. Schedule your estate planning consultation and give your loved ones the gift of clarity, security, and peace of mind.
Maritess Angara Tamunday Bott is an estate planning attorney who has been a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys since 2003. She specializes in protecting her clients' wealth, and their families.
For more information, please visit our website at www.bottestateplanning.com or contact our office at (847) 818-9084.
MAY 2025 NEWS IN THE UNITED STATES
REAL ID needed to fly, by May 7
ILLINOIS—A REAL ID is a driver’s license or ID card that is also a federally accepted form of identification. REAL ID cards have a star in the upper-right hand corner-right corner.
Beginning May 7, 2025, the federal government will require every person 18 years and older to present a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver’s license or ID card or another acceptable form of identification — like a valid U.S. passport — to board a flight within the U.S. or enter a secure federal building.
REAL ID is Optional!
You DO NOT NEED a REAL ID to:
Drive
Vote
Identify yourself for general identification purposes
Enter a state building or federal building that does not require and ID to enter.
Receive state or federal services
You NEED a REAL ID or valid U.S. Passport to:
Board a commercial aircraft as a mode of domestic transportation
Visit a military bases or secure federal facilities.
How To Get a REAL ID
1. Gather your required documents.
Use the interactive REAL ID document checklist or review the list of Acceptable documents to gather the documents you’ll need to apply for your REAL ID. Keep in mind that:
Documents must be valid
Only original hard copies are accepted
Printed electronic documents can be used (e.g., bank statements)
All account numbers must be clearly visible
No photocopies are allowed
For acceptable documents please visit:
https://realid.ilsos.gov/publications/pdf_publications/ex83.pdf
2. Visit a DMV facility or our new Real ID Supercenter
The Supercenter is a walk-in only, non-appointment facility at 191 N. Clark St. in downtown Chicago, Monday-Friday, 7:30 am-5:00 pm.
You must apply in person at a DMV facility. Some DMVs require appointments.
News in the United States
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is arranging a visit to the Philippines in April to uphold the Philippines-US. alliance in the administration of Donald Trump.
BRANDON Lee, a Fil-Am, was shot as a suspect of an extrajudicial assasination attempt in 2019. He is a human rights advocate who celebrates Duterte's arrest by the ICC. He believes he was targeted after defending human rights of indigenous Filipinos as a journalist.
FIL-AM comedian Jo Koy's latest tour, "Just Being Koy" will be held in the Philippines at SM Mall of Asia Arena on June 21. Jo Koy stresses the need for more Filipino representation in Hollywood.
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has put on hold reciprocal tarrifs for 90 days with the exception of China. He said that there will be no tariffs on electronics.
THE US Supreme Court has agreed on May 15 to hear the oral arguments on Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship.