Eight Forty-Eight for 05.14.12

Eight Forty-Eight for 05.14.12

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Monday morning on Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ reporter Alex Keefe looks ahead to this week’s stories. 

WBEZ’s Becky Vevea stops by the studio to talk about why the state stepped into a suburban North Chicago school district and announced a plan to replace the elected school board. 

For the first time in the U.S. since the 1980s, it’s cheaper to buy a home than it is to rent. Aaron Galvin, owner of Luxury Living Chicago, explains to Eight Forty-Eight why bargain hunters are still holding off purchasing homes. If you  have a question for Galvin or for Chicago magazine’s Deal Estate columnist Dennis Rodkin, call 312.923.9239