Completed foreclosure auctions more than doubled
in the Chicago six-county region from the first half of 2011 to the
first half of 2012, according to data put together by Chicago's
Woodstock Institute.
Members of the faith-based power network IIRON
signed a covenant on Sunday for economic justice and called on Attorney
General Lisa Madigan and other elected officials to sign it in order to
create a more just economy. Read more »
The following was written by Mike Reed of the South Suburban MoveOn Council.
Citizens who are concerned about the huge increases in home foreclosures in Illinois are meeting at the Bank of America, 4800 Southwick Drive (Rt. 30 and Cicero Ave.) Matteson, at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday to speak against the often illegal practices of mortgagers—and in support of Illinois House Bill 5665, which they hope will pass through the legislature and help put an end to the problem.
The following was written by Mike Reed of Sheridan, IL, courtesy of MoveOn.org.
State Representative Constance Howard (D-Chicago), working in conjunction with
the NAACP’s Far South Suburban branch, introduced on February 15 a bill
in the state legislature which would make fraudulent foreclosures in
Illinois a crime, with the perpetrators facing both criminal and civil
consequences.
Members of the faith-based power network 
The following was written by Mike Reed of Sheridan, IL, courtesy of MoveOn.org.