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Governor Blagojevich Renews Call for Foreclosure Protections for Illinois Homeowners

Governor Partners with Sen. Collins and Rep. Hamos to Introduce Foreclosure Moratorium of up to Three-months for Homeowners that Enter Counseling CHICAGO, IL - November...

Ask Roskam: Financial Security

DuPage, IL - October 15, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Throughout my first term in Congress I have regularly used conference calls, local town hall...

Durbin Urges Federal Agencies to Use Newly Granted Powers to Prevent Foreclosures

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 06, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — United States Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter today asking the heads of the...

Illinois Attorney General Sues 14th Company for Mortgage Rescue Fraud

Madigan Alleges Florida Company Takes Advantage of Homeowners on the Verge of Losing their Homes to Foreclosure Chicago, IL - August 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama)...

Madigan Bill Requires Lenders to Provide info to Help Struggling Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure

Legislation Headed to House Floor Chicago – Attorney General Lisa Madigan, State Representative Marlow Colvin (D-33rd) and State Senator Jacqueline Collins (D-16th) have initiated new...

Gov. Blagojevich Applauds Senate Committee Action on Landmark Homeowner Protection Legislation

New measure creates 60-day moratorium on foreclosure if families seek help SPRINGFIELD – The Homeowner Protection Act, Senate Bill 1998, first announced by Governor Blagojevich...

JACKSON AND DALEY STRESS FORECLOSURE PREVENTION IN CHICAGO

HUD Secretary and Mayor encourage at-risk homeowners to attend city's "Borrower Outreach Day"  CHICAGO - Foreclosure does not have to be inevitable. That was the...

Credit Crunch Shifts Emphasis to Top-Notch Management Skills for Driving Commercial Property Values, Says...

CHICAGO, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "As the sub-prime mortgage crisis depresses the commercial credit market, which until recently had fueled soaring real estate investment...

Turnaround Pros See Housing Crisis Lasting Through 2008

Homebuilding and Mortgage Lending Industries Likely To Face Most Trouble CHICAGO, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Still unfurling, the housing crisis of 2007 is the source...

‘Discover Why This Mortgage Industry Professional is MASSIVELY Increasing His Marketing ‘Budget’ in an...

CHICAGO, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- If you listen to the conventional wisdom, you'd believe the mortgage industry was "dead in the water" and any...

Pappas Calls on Mortgage Companies to Rescind “Frightening” Letters to Homeowners, and Apologize

And Demands the Companies Pay Taxes on Escrow Counts as Law Requires CHICAGO, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas today called on...

Pappas Says Mortgage Companies Try to Frighten Homeowners into Sending Bills to Them

With Misleading Claim About $5 fee Companies Should Pay CHICAGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mortgage companies must pay property taxes out of escrow accounts on...

Governor Blagojevich signs anti-predatory lending law, announces borrower outreach initiative to help fight foreclosures

Statewide ban on predatory mortgage products, counseling and face-to-face lenders’ meetings will help families keep their homes SPRINGFIELD – As the nation’s foreclosure rate continues...

Contrarian Chicago Entrepreneur Reveals the SECRET ‘Phenomenon’ That Made Him as Much Income in...

CHICAGO, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Listening to the pundits you'd believe America was in for another recession ... and maybe it is ... BUT...

Chicago & Los Angeles Lead Top 10 Cities in Nation in High-Cost Loans

New Fed data shows national problem of borrowers hit with unexpected loan costs CHICAGO, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago and Los Angeles followed by Riverside...

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Investigation by CHA and HUD Inspectors General ends with guilty plea...

The Chicago Housing Authority will receive restitution for money stolen by a former contractor and her husband after the pair pleaded guilty to stealing funds intended for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, a crime that was exposed following an investigation by the CHA’s Office of the Inspector General.

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How to Make Your Garage Door Quieter

Did you know that the structural noise from a garage can be anywhere from 5 decibels to 20 decibels above the background noise levels? And if you are wondering how much change would a 20-decibel increase make, then consider this – with a rise of 20 decibels, the sound energy increases by a factor of 100!