Chicago foreclosures jump

Mar. 15, 2012
Foreclosure filings in the Chicago metro area jumped 43 percent in February from a year ago.The good news is that a jump in foreclosures means banks are working through their backlog and the end becomes closer in sight.

Renters facing housing crunch, too

Nov. 15, 2011
Updated on 11/15/11 at 11:20 a.m.A new study shows that Cook County’s persistent shortage of affordable rental housing has gotten even worse in recent years.For years, the constraint on affordable housing came from the overheated real estate market.

New report finds African-American communities hit harder by the recession

May. 11, 2011
In Cook County, blacks are definitely feeling the recession. A recent study finds that African-American communities have a higher concentration of personal bankruptcy than white communities.

Chicago-area foreclosures climb for six straight years

Feb. 10, 2011
For a sixth year in a row, foreclosure filings climbed in the Chicago region last year.  Collar counties saw big year-over-year jumps. That’s according to data from the housing research group Woodstock Institute.