Foreclosures
Experts: Drop In Foreclosures Doesn’t Tell Whole Story
Foreclosures are at the lowest level since 2006, but that doesn’t really tell the story.
300 Homeowners Attend Mortgage Relief Project
An estimated 300 people turned out for an event on the South Side on Saturday for some free advice on how to stave off foreclosure on their homes.
Emanuel: Foreclosure Crisis Is Far From Over
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel says Chicago remains in a foreclosure crisis.
Illinois Beats Michigan…In Foreclosures
The Land of Lincoln surpassed Michigan in property foreclosures, tallying 151,304 filings to Michigan’s 135,874.
Foreclosures Kept Rising In 2010
The new year doesn’t offer much hope of an end to the foreclosure crisis.
Illinois Foreclosures Fall 24 Percent In November
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois home foreclosure activity fell almost 24 percent in November compared to the previous month. A report released Thursday by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac shows Illinois with 12,941 foreclosure filings last month. Filings […]
Dart’s Office To Resume Foreclosure Evictions
Cook County Sheriff Tom dart has ended a month-long moratorium on foreclosure evictions, even though a probe by his office revealed “a pattern of irregularities that may rise to criminal conduct.”
Foreclosures Still Plague Illinois Housing Market
The latest home foreclosure figures show that Illinoisans are doing better than they did a year ago, but, still aren’t out of the housing mess.
Foreclosures Up 35 Percent In Chicago
New data suggest the Chicago suburbs are heading for more empty homes as a consequence of the foreclosure crisis.
Dart Suspending Foreclosure Evictions By Major Banks
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Tuesday that he is suspending evictions stemming from foreclosures filed by banks that admitted to “questionable and illegal practices.”
Hearing Held To Address Mishandled Foreclosures
Three large banks have halted thousands of foreclosures after bank officials admitted the paperwork may have been flawed. Chicago was the site of one of the first congressional hearings looking into what happened.



