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Durbin Announces Nearly $10 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Illinois Airports
March 20, 2009 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded $9,731,580 in grants to airports in Rockford, Decatur and the Quad Cities.
HUD awards $20 million to continue revitalization at Chicago’s Stateway Gardens public housing development
March 12, 2009 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
Funding to bring new rental and homeownership opportunities for former residents
Governor Blagojevich Renews Call for Foreclosure Protections for Illinois Homeowners
November 10, 2008 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
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 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Standing with Ada Brown at the home she almost lost to an unaffordable adjustable rate mortgage, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today renewed his call for legislation […]
Realtor Good Neighbor Awards Winners are Committed to Their Communities
October 23, 2008 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
CHICAGO, IL - October 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Realtors® feel strongly about giving back to their communities, volunteering countless hours to people and organizations that need a helping hand. The five individuals that the National Association of Realtors® has named as this year’s REALTOR® Magazine Good Neighbor Awards recipients embody this extraordinary commitment to […]
HUD awards $20 million to continue revitalization at Chicago’s Stateway Gardens public housing development
September 30, 2008 Posted by HUD
Funding to bring new rental and homeownership opportunities for former residents
CHICAGO, IL - September 30, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steven Preston today awarded a $20 million grant to the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) to continue the revitalization of the former Stateway Gardens public housing development.  Secretary Preston joined Mayor […]
HUD Charges Chicago Landlord with Violating Fair Housing ACT
March 24, 2008 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
Landlords allegedly discriminated against families with childrenWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it has charged Chicago landlords Martin and Mary Giarelli with housing discrimination for allegedly refusing to rent to families with children and making discriminatory statements. The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination based on a person’s […]
HUD Charges Chicago Landlord with Violating Fair Housing ACT
March 12, 2008 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
Owner’s online ad allegedly discriminated against men and families with children
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it has charged Cesar A. Lopez, a Chicago landlord with housing discrimination for posting an on-line ad that discriminates against men and families with children. The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful […]
JACKSON AND DALEY STRESS FORECLOSURE PREVENTION IN CHICAGO
February 27, 2008 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
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 message from U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley today as they encouraged residents to attend a city-sponsored “Borrower Outreach Day.” Jackson and Daley visited […]
