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Black middle class economically vulnerable (Chicago Tribune)

Collaborative public-private partnerships foster solutions for vacant building challenges

White House meets with Woodstock, housing experts on foreclosure solutions

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Woodstock President Dory Rand appointed to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Advisory Board

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New Illinois law cracks down on unlicensed payday lenders

Number of Oak Park homes being sold at auction is up dramatically (Wednesday Journal)

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Chicago considers eminent domain to curb foreclosures (Chicago Public Radio)

Foreclosures Surge In Several South Side Communities (Progress Illinois)

Foreclosure auctions on rise in Chicago area (Chicago Tribune)

Eminent domain advocates, opponents spar at Chicago City Council (Housing Wire)

Reducing negative equity provides a public benefit, eminent domain proposals worthy of further consideration