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March/April 2010

Chicagoans are having a tough time navigating through the paperwork and lengthy process to get their home loans modified.


	Home Loan Purgatory Jessica Young On March 4, 2009, homeowners could start applying to have their unaffordable monthly mortgages altered as part of a $75 billion loan modification program–"the Home Affordable Modification Program. One year later, a Chicago Reporter investigation shows that many Chicagoans have less than a 50-50 chance of getting those modifications–"even with the help of government-certified homeownership counselors. > Read More

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	Spin Offs Appointments Boon For Daley Mayor Richard M. Daley gets to appoint an alderman for the 35th time during his tenure.> Read More
	Spin Offs Danger Less Than 500 Feet Away As of Feb. 1, 34 Chicago Public Schools had one or more child sex offenders living within 500 feet.> Read More
	Spin Offs Gay Marriage By The Numbers The U.S. Census figures show that Cook County has a relatively small number of households with a same-sex partner.> Read More