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by Aaron Krager
11:08am
Wed Dec 21, 2011

Chicagoans Push Back Against Housing Ordinance Lawsuit (VIDEO)

Action Now continued its aggressive pursuit for banks to maintain foreclosed properties Tuesday morning, when they protested outside Fannie Mae’s regional headquarters and demanded a meeting with Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Edward DeMarco.

Last week, FHFA filed a lawsuit to exempt Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from Chicago’s Vacant Property Ordinance, which requires that banks clean up and secure the properties banks own due to foreclosure.

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by David Milton Brent
2:09pm
Thu Nov 17, 2011

Latinos Provide Gains, Not Drain

The Chicago-area Latino population contributes more in local taxes than it uses in government services, providing a net gain in public revenue for Chicago and its suburbs, a report released yesterday finds. The research also highlights Latinos’ increasingly large impact in the local economy and workforce.