With the eviction moratorium set to expire at the end of August, Illinois landlords express relief. “Governor [J.B.] Pritzker is making a prudent and sensible decision in phasing out the eviction moratorium as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and our economy gets back on track,” Michael Mini, executive vice president of the Chicagoland Apartment Association told The Epoch Times. “Landlords and tenants have both faced unprecedented financial pressures since the spring of 2020 when the pandemic and stay-at-home order began.” Paul Arena, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Illinois Rental Property Owners Association, told The Epoch Times that the Association was “pleased” to see the moratorium’s end, it was “long overdue” and that “we need to get back to normal operations.” Illinois Gov. Pritzker signed an executive order on July 23 announcing that the state’s eviction moratorium which protected tenants unable to pay rent because of COVID-19-related income loss will expire …