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PI Original
by Matthew Blake
2:03pm
Fri Jan 13

Possible Deal On Ward Remap, But Few Happy

Chicago City Council

The Chicago City Council could soon reach a deal on remapping the city’s 50 wards, though neighborhood groups and even the alderman in charge of the remap blast both the map-making process and the final product.

PI Original
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4:20pm
Wed Jun 15, 2011
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How Big Banks Displace Families Who Rent

Housing

Banks taking over foreclosed properties are considered the new homeowners, but what happens when the building is home to dozens of families who rent? A local neighborhood group says that should make the banks the landlords too -- at least temporarily.

Quick Hit
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10:13am
Fri Jun 10, 2011

Number Of The Week: 17,467

That is the number of rental units in foreclosed properties in Chicago. In a report (PDF) issued Thursday by the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing, the 17,467 rental units came from 5,904 apartment buildings within Chicago -- which amounts to tens of thousands of Chicagoans who were left homeless in 2010.

The banks involved in the majority of the foreclosure filings are Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Chase, Deutsche Bank, US Bank, and CitiMortgage.
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