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MADIGAN FILES LAWSUITS IN SWEEP OF FRAUDULENT HOME REPAIR COMPANIES
Chicago - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced she has filed five lawsuits in a sweep of fraudulent home repair businesses that cheated homeowners in Chicago and Central Illinois out of more than $365,000
August home sales in Illinois up 23.7 percent from a year ago; Statewide median...
SPRINGFIELD, IL - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales in the state rose 23.7 percent over previous year levels, part of a 14-month run of sales increases according to data released today by the Illinois Association of REALTORS®.
STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN ON FIRST PROGRESS REPORT ON NATIONAL FORECLOSURE SETTLEMENT
Chicago, IL - August 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In responding to the first report issued by the national foreclosure settlement’s independent monitor, Attorney General Lisa Madigan today outlined the direct relief Illinois borrowers have begun to...
MADIGAN ANNOUNCES $4.7 MILLION GRANT FOR FREE LEGAL HELP FOR CHICAGO AREA HOMEOWNERS
Chicago, IL - August 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that her office has distributed $4.7 million in funding from the national foreclosure settlement reached earlier this year to LAF (Legal Assistance Founda...
MADIGAN ANNOUNCES $4.5 MILLION GRANT FOR FREE LEGAL HELP FOR CENTRAL, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HOMEOWNERS
O’Fallon - August 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that her office has distributed $4.5 million in funding from the national foreclosure settlement reached earlier this year to the Land of Lincoln Legal Ass...
July home sales in Illinois up 25.5 percent from a year ago; Statewide median...
SPRINGFIELD, IL - August 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales in the state surged 25.5 percent over previous year levels, with data released today by the Illinois Association of REALTORS® showing signs that the state’s housing market is strengt...
Department on Aging Invites Seniors and Their Families to Attend Activities at the Illinois...
SPRINGFIELD - August 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) will host activities for seniors and their families to attend during the Illinois State Fair, which runs August 10 - 19. IDoA is offering a lineup of special event...
Governor Quinn Signs Housing Bills to Support People with Disabilities and Protect Homeowners from...
CHICAGO, IL - August 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Pat Quinn today signed two new housing laws to provide people with disabilities with more access to affordable rental housing, and to further protect homeowners from mortgage fraud. The suppor...
Quinn Administration Releases Study: Without Pension Reform, Illinois Will Spend More on Pensions than...
CHICAGO, IL - August 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Quinn released data today prepared by the Illinois Office of Management & Budget (OMB) that shows without comprehensive pension reform, Illinois will spend more on pensions than education...
Governor Quinn Signs New Consumer Protection Laws
CHICAGO, IL - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Pat Quinn continued his long history of fighting for consumers today by signing two new laws to help Illinois residents avoid risky home loans and protect those who are in debt from being unfai...
Governor Quinn Encourages Attendance at Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network Event
O’FALLON, IL - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of his commitment to affordable housing and foreclosure prevention, Governor Pat Quinn today encouraged Illinois families facing foreclosure to attend the Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Netw...
June home sales in Illinois up 18.0 percent from a year ago; Median prices...
SPRINGFIELD, IL - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales surged 18 percent over previous year levels, with data released today by the Illinois Association of REALTORS® showing signs that the state’s housing market is strengthening.
MADIGAN ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR FORECLOSURE MEDIATION PROGRAMS
Chicago, IL - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that up to $3 million in funding from the national foreclosure settlement reached this year will be used to fund new mortgage foreclosure mediation programs in Il...
Attorney General Lisa Madigan, DOJ settle racial discrimination suit against Wells Fargo for $175...
Chicago, IL - July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan together with the Department of Justice announced a $175 million nationwide settlement today with Wells Fargo over allegations that the bank steered borrowers of color into...
Governor Quinn Announces Start of LIHEAP Summer Cooling Program
CHICAGO, IL - July 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- July 10, 2012. In an effort to provide relief to residents facing high energy bills in the wake of the recent heat wave, Governor Pat Quinn today announced that applications will be accepted for the Low...
Governor Quinn Signs Law to Increase Hiring of Veterans and Grow Jobs in Illinois
CHICAGO, IL - July 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law that will help more Illinois Veterans find employment following their service to our country, an important measure he proposed during his State of the State addr...
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of a Triple Net Leased Budget Rent a Car...
Northbrook, IL - June 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant Budget Rent a Car property located at 8940 S. Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn, IL for $1,135,000.
Seniors Urged to Apply for Circuit Breaker Grant by June 30; Program ends July...
SPRINGFIELD - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Illinois Department on Aging Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., is reminding Illinois seniors about their last chance to get approved for Circuit Breaker property tax grants before the program ends July 1....
May home sales in Illinois up 22.1 percent from a year ago; Chicago area...
SPRINGFIELD, IL - June 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales in Illinois recorded their best May performance since 2007, and year-over-year median sales prices moved into positive territory in the Chicago area for the first time in more than four y...
Chicago Joins the Better Buildings Challenge
Chicago, IL - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Energy Department and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on June 5 that Chicago, Illinois, is joining the Better Buildings Challenge, part of an initiative launched last year by President Obama to...
