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• DailyIllini.com Article - February 5, 2008
  
  "In Chicago, a landlord must fulfill different requirements, such as writing a receipt for the deposit and creating a separate bank account for the deposit. If these requirements are not fulfilled, the tenant can receive up to twice the amount of the security deposit returned, plus interest, Krolik said."
  Author, Michael Logli, February 5, 2008
  
  
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• Forbes.com Article - December 12, 2006
  
  “Really fed up with your landlord? Extract your own pound of flesh by knowing the law. Example: Tenants in Chicago can collect twice the amount of their security deposits if they can prove that landlords stick rent checks and security deposits in the same bank account, says attorney Aaron Krolik. (Most banks can help you track down this information.) If that doesn't work, Chicago renters can double their pleasure if their landlords blank on paying the stipulated interest on security deposits, currently 1.7% a year.”
  Author, Maureen Farrell, December 13, 2006.
  
  
• Eworldwire.com Article - June 15, 2006
  
  “Contact me for no cost,” Krolik said. “Even though security-deposit commingling seems harmless and security deposit interest is small, the law may entitle Chicago renters to strict liability damages in the amount of two times the total security deposit plus the tenant’s attorneys fees and costs. In other words, Chicago tenants have nothing to lose by visiting my site.”
  Author, Andrea Kastor, June 13, 2006