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Homeowners late on mortgage, property taxes due to COVID can get state grants

By AustinTalks | April 18, 2022

Eligible households can apply for up to $30,000 in free assistance to pay past due mortgage payments, property taxes, property insurance, and delinquent homeowner and/or condo association fees. The deadline to apply to the Illinois Homeowners Assistance Fund is May 31.

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Volunteers help Austin residents repair their houses

By Cara Ball | May 7, 2015

A community organizer says even more should be done to keep residents in their homes and out of foreclosure.

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Foreclosure continues to plague West Siders

By Jessica Wenck | September 8, 2014

Recent reports by the Lawyer’s Committee for Better Housing and the Woodstock Institute show housing woes still a problem for Austin.

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“Zombie” properties haunt Austin

By Christa Smith | February 10, 2014

The number of unmaintained foreclosed properties continues to be a problem on the West Side – and throughout the city, according to a new report by the Woodstock Institute.

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Some tenants of troubled apartment may be ordered to vacate

By Ellyn Fortino | March 5, 2013

While renovations were made to fix unsafe, unsanitary conditions in the foreclosed complex, some residents may have to leave due to unpaid rent.

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Residents, architects gather to discuss Austin’s redevelopment

By Reema Amin | December 24, 2012

At the Sweet Homes Chicago creative workshop Dec. 15, attendees learned about and critiqued the contests’ top entries, which propose ways to create a more self-sufficient community.

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Action Now gains support for plan to rehab abandoned buildings

By Carlos Bolanos | October 18, 2012

The Rebuild Chicago initiative aims to crack down on crime associated with empty structures and help raise values by turning them into rental properties. West Siders can attend an Oct. 25 meeting to learn more.

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Rep. Ford asks “What are the people in Austin to do?”

By AustinTalks | October 16, 2012

In a letter to AustinTalks, the state lawmaker responds to the recent YMCA closing by calling on the governor to make it a priority to fight for the West Side.

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Tenants keep fighting for fixes at foreclosed apartment

By Ellyn Fortino | August 11, 2012

Residents have been fighting since April to have health and safety concerns addressed, but are still living in conditions that include broken windows, leaking ceilings and pests.

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Tenants call on bank, property manager to improve “deplorable” living conditions in foreclosed property

By Ellyn Fortino | April 10, 2012

Residents say they’ve gone for weeks and months without necessities, such as heat and water, among other safety and health issues.

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