| 44% of Cook County homes with a mortgage are underwater |
| Almost 667,000 homes with a mortgage in the seven-county Chicago area were underwater on their mortgages in March -- and 13 percent of those homeowners were also delinquent on their mortgage payments by three months or more. |
| 05/23/2012 |
| Preckwinkle wants consultant to draft plan for county-owned real estate |
| Cook County government is known to most as a jailer, courtroom operator and health care provider. But it’s also a landlord and a building maintenance manager, and a top official wants advice for those duties. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is proposing to hire an outside consultant to draft a plan for county-owned real estate. The county owns 17 million square feet that vary greatly in ... |
| 04/30/2012 |
| First Person: We're Finally Getting Back Into the Housing Market |
| It's no secret that I'm no fan of home ownership. However, maybe part of my disillusionment came with the pairing of living in Cook County, Illinois (where taxes are high) or the fact that we bought in one of the worst real estate markets in US history. But more than that, I think it's the fact that in the past, it was difficult for me to see how the costs associated with buying and maintaining ... |
| 05/21/2012 |
| Rev. Jesse Jackson links Gary, Chicago |
| GARY | The Steel City and the Windy City are connected by more than highways and Lake Michigan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said during Monday's annual meeting of the Gary Chamber of Commerce. |
| 05/14/2012 |
| April 2012 Foreclosure Activity: Time to Invest? |
| The stats compiled by Illinois Foreclosure Listing Service for April 2012 show that the steady increase of foreclosures has come to an end, at least during April 2012. In April, all of the seven Chicagoland counties showed a decline in foreclosure activity. Comparing April 2011 to April 2012, there was a 22.1% increase in foreclosure activity during that particular month.Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May ... |
| 05/21/2012 |
| Cook leaders want property tax exemption crackdown law |
| Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Assessor Joe Berrios on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to give them more power to go after property owners who improperly claim tax breaks, saying they could recover more than $150 million in three years with the new authority. |
| 05/01/2012 |
| Sorry, Chicago. It’s time for Ramova Grill to close |
| There comes a time when a man has to walk away from the one thing that defines him. The thing that changed his life, made it better. His work. For Tony Dinos that one thing is his beloved Ramova Grill, the Bridgeport greasy spoon open since 1929 where you can get a steaming bowl of what a lot of folks say is Chicago’s best chili. But after 52 years, the time has come for Dinos and his partner ... |
| 04/27/2012 |
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