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State Regulators Announce Early Results from Sex Offender Match Program
January 27, 2010 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
CHICAGO, IL - January 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) today announced it had indefinitely suspended the licenses of Edward Kent, a Real Estate Broker and Associate Appraiser who had been convicted of a crime that caused his name to be placed in the Illinois Sex Offender Database. After receiving a complaint about Mr. Kent, the Department undertook to compare its more than one million licensees against that database.
About half of all home fires are caused by heating equipment
January 20, 2010 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
OSFM offers safety tips, highlights dangers with furnaces, fireplaces and space heaters. SPRINGFIELD, IL - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Heating equipment is a leading cause of home fires and nearly half of all home fires occur during the winter months, according to the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM)
Schock Joins Bipartisan Effort to Urge President to Release LIHEAP Funds
January 12, 2010 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - January 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) joined 132 of his colleagues in writing to President Barack Obama this week, requesting he release emergency funds from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
New Web site creates Illinois ‘hub for housing’
January 5, 2010 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
CHICAGO, IL - January 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — A new free bilingual Web site (ILHousingsearch.org) featuring statewide property listings is available now to help Illinois residents find their next rental home. ILHousingsearch.org was created by the administration of Governor Pat Quinn to allow users to search through a range of features to find a home that fit their needs
IEMA Urges People to Test Homes for Radon during Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November
November 3, 2009 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
Radon Poster Contest launched to increase awareness of radon hazards. SPRINGFIELD, IL - November 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is encouraging people to check their homes this month for a radioactive gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. Radon gas, which comes from the decay of naturally-occurring uranium in the soil, has been found in homes in every county in Illinois.
