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State Rep. La Shawn Ford will hold a town hall at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Austin Town Hall to discuss a possible increase that he and others say will hurt low-income residents and communities of color.
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.
Some say the right data isn’t being used, leaving the West Side out once again.
PNC gets top marks from The Monroe Foundation, while Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase receive passing grades.
The group will be honored by the Woodstock Institute at a conference being held Thursday in Downtown Chicago.
Filmmaker David Schechter and others discussed “Plunder: The Crime of Our Time” at its premier held earlier this month at Columbia College Chicago.
The public can still submit comments about what changes should be made to the 33-year-old federal law through Aug. 31.