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.
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Rockford and the Chicago area are experiencing some of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation, with Chicago's figure being more twice that of the national average at one in 107 housing units, according to 
Housing advocates took to the streets in the south suburban city of 
Liberate the Southside – an ad-hoc group of Chicago clergymen,
community organizers, and local residents – do not believe the “Occupy”
movement should be limited to geographic locations like streets and
cities. 
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. 
