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Those pesky bedbugs won’t rest: Chicago Tribune
October 29, 2010 – 12:09 pm | No Comment
Those pesky bedbugs won’t rest: Chicago Tribune

Bedbugs have made the leap from apartments and homes to some of Chicago’s downtown office buildings and government headquarters.
And late last month, a “government office in the Loop” brought in Meron Kahssai, resident bedbug expert …

MTO hotline caller featured in the Chicago Tribune
September 23, 2010 – 3:14 pm | One Comment
MTO hotline caller featured in the Chicago Tribune

In late August, an Albany Park household contacted MTO’s hotline regarding bed bugs in their unit. After door knocking the entire building, an MTO organizer discovered that many of the renters in the 20+ unit …

Chicago Tenants and Chase Bank
July 16, 2010 – 10:23 am | No Comment
Chicago Tenants and Chase Bank

Her building, 7263 S. Coles, is quite literally falling apart. Bricks are falling off the front of the South Shore apartment building, not to mention the ceilings are falling in and the electricity is about …

Should you have to write a letter to get your security deposit back?
April 27, 2010 – 12:37 pm | 3 Comments
Should you have to write a letter to get your security deposit back?

There’s a very important piece of legislation coming before the Chicago city council, one that would do a lot for ordinary people waylaid by the foreclosure crisis.
But there’s a problem with that bill, or at …