NACM Connect and Paramont EO are proud to announce the availability of a new book, The Illinois Mechanics Lien Act…and Other Construction Stuff, by Norm Cowie, Director of Credit at Paramont EO. For over a decade Norm Cowie, CCE, has been writing an award-winning column for the NACM Connect newsletter, the InterConnection. His column breaks […]
Norm Cowie, Director of Credit for Paramont EO, has been helping state legislators rewrite the Illinois Lien Law. He is a fantastic resource for our customers and is often asked to contribute to articles developed by the National Association of Credit Management. The following article is reprinted with permission from NACM: States Consider Alternatives to […]
(from article published Aug 2015 zlien.com) A lot of people think the Illinois mechanics lien statutes are engraved in granite, immovable and inviolate for time. But nothing could be further from the truth. There used to be a provision allowing no-lien contracts – then it was changed so that no-lien contracts were non-enforceable – then […]