Yearly Archives: 2009

Chicago, IL - February 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 announced today that its 2008 top-ranking Green Power Partners...

Chicago, IL - February 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Tom Stephani, MIRM, a custom home builder/developer and consultant from Crystal Lake, Ill., was named chairman of the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) National Sales & Marketing Council (NSMC) board of trustees during the 2009 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas last month.

Chicago, IL - January 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Jones Lang LaSalle was recently honored by Commercial Property News when Chief Executive Officer Colin Dyer was named Innovator of the Year. CPN’s Executive of the Year Awards are given “for creativity and unique contributions to the commercial real estate industry in the past year.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with Shaun Donovan, President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), today, where he discussed the foreclosure crisis with the nominee and confirmed Donovan’s support of Durbin’s Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act, a bill that will allow homeowners at risk of foreclosure to alter the terms of their mortgages in bankruptcy

ATLANTA, IL - January 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has garnered the #1 ranking among all hotel companies in the 2009 Entrepreneur Magazine's 30th Annual Franchise 500^® in the Hotel & Motel Category. IHG has held the top spot in the category since 2005.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), with Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Congressman Brad Miller (D-NC) announced that an agreement was reached with Citigroup today, on legislation that will allow homeowners at risk of foreclosure to alter the terms of their mortgages in bankruptcy

CHICAGO, IL - January 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — In an effort to help Illinoisans heat their homes during the national recession, Governor Rod Blagojevich today launched the Good Samaritan Initiative for the 2009 winter season.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced the Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act, announcing that its passage is a top priority this year. Durbin's bill could help millions of at-risk homeowners prevent foreclosures by allowing them to modify the terms of their mortgages in bankruptcy proceedings.

CHICAGO, IL - January 08, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Illinois is investing an additional $2 million to support the Home Modification Program, a statewide program that adds ramps, chair lifts and other features to homes so low-income seniors and residents with disabilities can continue to live in their communities, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced.