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A jump in the number of January foreclosure auctions moved Illinois up one place to rank as having the third highest foreclosures activity in the country.

Crime stats suggest Kenwood is not particularly dangerous. But there's a lot more going on beyond the stats themselves.

Between increasing violence, neglect and the obvious fall-out of the housing boom, Kenwood is becoming more and more troubled.

How the housing justice movement in Chicago is connected to the Palestinian struggle against displacement and home demolitions.

The Chicago Department of Public Health has awarded $6 million to 22 community organizations for housing assistance and support services for people living with HIV and AIDS and their families.The grants come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Distressed homes have pushed down housing prices in the Chicago area, according to a report released Tuesday by the real estate data and analytics firm CoreLogic.

From year to year, and election to election, one massively important topic seems to get the short shift on both sides of the political divide: housing.