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U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today applauded the Senate’s passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA) which will improve drinking and wastewater systems, flood protection, waterway shipping, and the Great Lakes

Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) is announcing that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $17.5 million grant for noise mitigation measures around Midway Airport.

30,122 Square Foot Terminal Building Expansion Will Improve Traveler Experience. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today announced over $6 million in federal funding to support a 30,122 square foot terminal building expansion at the Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD).

U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky(D-IL-9), along with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL-5), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL-8) today announced $20 million in federal funding for aircraft noise mitigation efforts near O’Hare International Airport. Today’s funding, awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will help soundproof residences with noise levels between 65 and 69 DNL

Homes sold faster and prices were stronger in July, but lower inventory continues to act as a drag on the market, according to Illinois REALTORS®.

The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Office of Energy Assistance announced today that the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will begin accepting applications for winter heating assistance for seniors and people with disabilities beginning September 1, 2016.

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) announced today that nine individuals have been indicted by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for allegedly defrauding CHA and other government agencies of more than $1 million by falsely obtaining benefits to which they were not entitled, or engaging in other alleged schemes to cheat the housing agency and other government agencies out of their resources

After six weeks of exploring some of the city’s largest companies, speaking with executives at billion dollar franchises and imagining what it’s like to be a CEO, 25 CHA young people are graduating from the BMO Harris Financial Literacy and Leadership Institute (FLLI) at DePaul’s Graduate School of Management sponsored by the Chicago Housing Authority

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $1.6 million in federal funding for the Chicago-based National Runaway Switchboard (NRS), which helps homeless and at-risk youths and their families access counseling, prevention services, and local resources. Today’s funding, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will allow the NRS to continue operating 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, and promote its 1-800-RUNAWAY Hotline.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), visited the United Parcel Service (UPS) Chicago Area Consolidation Hub (CACH) to learn more about the corporation’s efforts to transform commercial transportation by focusing on sustainability as part of his “Mike on the Move” initiative.

On Monday, August 15th, the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) will host a variety of activities for seniors, their families and friends during Senior Day at the Illinois State Fair. Events hosted by IDoA will be held in the air-conditioned Illinois Building located near the fairground main gate. Attendees 60 years of age and older will receive free admittance into the fair

About 150 public housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) students attending 75 different schools participated in CHA’s sixth annual “Take Flight College Send-Off” Wednesday at CHA Offices, 60 E. Van Buren.<

The REALTORS® Land Institute is proud to announce that the most prestigious land real estate professionals in the business will gather at the Westin Charlotte for the 2017 National Land Conference from March 31-April 2 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The annual conference is an opportunity for the most elite and successful land professionals in the business to gather, share ideas, build relationships, and make deals

At the midpoint of 2016, early predictions of healthy market performance are holding for the North Shore-Barrington housing market. Housing data for June shows the number of new listings and closed sales slightly fell from the same period in 2015, while houses under contact rose substantially, according to the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS® (NSBAR).

Governor Rauner issued the following statement as many homeowners throughout Illinois face a deadline today to pay property taxes: "Illinois residents are being hit with record property tax increases in communities all around the state even though they already pay the highest property taxes in the nation.