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Plan Would Deny Slumlords City Loans Or Contracts
January 19, 2010 – 2:21 pm | No Comment
Plan Would Deny Slumlords City Loans Or Contracts

The city of Chicago has a message for slumlords: You will not be rewarded with city loans or contracts.
CBS 2’s Jim Williams reports the city council is close to passing a law that would put …

Chicago Public Radio: Renters Caught in the Housing Collapse
September 10, 2009 – 10:08 pm | No Comment
Chicago Public Radio: Renters Caught in the Housing Collapse

Thousands of buildings went into foreclosure last year in Chicago. And they weren’t all bungalows and condos. Joining us to talk about how foreclosures are affecting renters is John Bartlett. He is executive director of the Metropolitan Tenants Organization in Chicago.

ABC7 Local News : Tenants Protests Rent Increase
September 10, 2009 – 5:30 pm | No Comment
ABC7 Local News : Tenants Protests Rent Increase

Midway Garden apartment tenants protest the sudden rent increase of 30 percent at their apartment building located on East 60th Street and South Cottage Grove Ave.