This issue covers major legal victories, professional investigations, and forensic audits that have exposed pervasive misconduct in Illinois homeowner associations. Highlights include a court ruling reinforcing owners’ rights to vital financial records, the referral of multiple CPAs for suspected fraud and misstatement, uncovering of reserve study manipulation, and shocking governance failures such as unauthorized spending and false tax filings. Boards and homeowners receive clear action steps on how to demand transparency and safeguard community finances, along with news of our expanded forensic services across Illinois.