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Regulations against predatory lending helped prevent thousands of Chicagoans from losing their homes, according to a new report.
almost 4 years ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
almost 4 years ago | Beverly Slaughter
The agency wants to demolish the building because fires have weakened the structure. The sides of the front entry have burned and collapsed, and the property is open to squatters.
almost 4 years ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
The announcement that the University of Chicago Medical Center is seeking a new CEO is giving skeptical community members hope that broken relationships can be repaired and trust restored.
almost 4 years ago | Alex Parker
After federal officials promised new money for homelessness prevention in Illinois, state officials cut back on their funding. Now, advocates wonder what will happen when the stimulus money disappears.
almost 4 years ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
President Bill Clinton visits Chicago and urges university leaders to pursue green initiatives on their campuses.
almost 4 years ago | Christina Jacobson
The Cook County hospital system could boost its 2010 revenue by as much as $60 million, but still faces county budget cuts of up to $52 million. That's because a sales-tax rollback may cut spending county-wide.
almost 4 years ago | Alex Parker
Roosevelt University professor Brad Hunt's new book chronicles a series of missteps that brought Chicago's public housing to a violent low point in the 1980s.
almost 4 years ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
The CHA bought the building in 1993. Since then, it's been vacant. Several fires have weakened the structure, and it's become a home for squatters.
almost 4 years ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
The Chicago Department of Community Development helped place and keep city residents in more than 4,400 units of housing during the first quarter of this year.
almost 4 years ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
Nearly 80 percent of Chicago men who have been arrested test positive for illegal drugs - the worst record of 10 major cities studied in a recent White House report. Experts say easy access to drugs is one factor that puts Chicago at the top of the list.
almost 4 years ago | Alex Parker
The South Side parking dispute that landed two protesters in jail is rooted in a little-noticed provision allowing aldermen to expand pay parking in their wards.
almost 4 years ago | Alex Parker
A college prep program run by the Chicago Housing Authority helps students raise reading scores by three grade levels.
almost 4 years ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
More than 100 health experts gathered at Rush University Medical Center for a conference that highlighted the need for more education on breastfeeding among black mothers.
almost 4 years ago | Adeshina O. Emmanuel Jr.
Following the lead of the city, smoking will be banned at all Cook County Health and Hospital System facilities starting in November.
almost 4 years ago | Alex Parker
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