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- ← Almost Half of Chicago Area Underwater
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- ← Chicago Bankruptcy Lawyer Supports Senator-Elect Warren
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- ← Chicago Rabbi Facing Foreclosure on his Gold Coast Home
- ← Chicago-area Foreclosures Higher Than Last Year as Lenders Tackle Backlog
- ← Consumer Confidence Hits Lowest Level In More Than 2 Years
- ← Could 25 Cents Bring 40
- ← Credit Card Default Rates Drop In Chicago
- ← Data Center Can’t Stop Foreclosure Virus on Building
- ← Debt Settlement Firm Will Refund $2.1 Million to Illinois Customers
- ← Divorce Settlement Line Drives the Dodgers into Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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- ← Emanuel Hopes $20 Million Loan Program Can Help Hardest-Hit
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- ← Five Tips to Help Avoid High Medical Bills
- ← Foreclosure Destroys House First
- ← Foreclosure Filings Increase Nearly 150 Percent from Last Year
- ← Foreclosure Process Slowing Down
- ← Foreclosure Victims Will Pay More Than $72 Billion in Rent
- ← Foreclosures Represent 29 Percent of Home Sales in the First Quarter
- ← Former University of Georgia Coach Jim Donnan Reaches Bankruptcy Settlement
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- ← GDP Growth Is Weak
- ← General Growth Says It Didn’t Default
- ← Giordano’s Owner Alleges Plot Against Business
- ← Greektown Loft Office Property Returns to Bankruptcy Chapter 11
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- ← Home Agency Director Took Interest-Free Loans Despite State Law
- ← Home Prices Rise Again
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- ← Homeowners Over 50 Being Hit Hard by Foreclosure
- ← Hooters Casino Hotel in Las Vegas Files for Bankruptcy
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- ← Illinois legislators take aim at powerful debt collection industry
- ← Illinois Unemployment Rate Hits Double-Digits Again
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- ← Industrial Surfacing Corp. of Urbana Files for Chapter 11
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- ← Joint Venture of Microsoft and Apple Win 6
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- ← Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
- ← Marie Callender and Perkins Restaurant Chain File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- ← Mayor Emanuel Critical of Governor Quinn Appointee Who Filed Bankruptcy
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- ← Obamacare May Reduce Some Large Medical Bills
- ← Owner of Giordano’s Pizza Makes Strange Decisions during Bankruptcy
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- ← Patricia Kluge Blows Through $1 billion and Files for Bankruptcy
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- ← Real Estate Industry Continues To Suffer
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- ← Russell Brand’s Father Faces Bankruptcy For Unpaid Rent
- ← Sex Abuse Victims of Milwaukee-Area Clergy get More Time to File Claims
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- ← State Sues Mortgage Rescue Companies For Not Rescuing
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- ← TD Bank Sued by Bankruptcy Trustee Liquidating Rothstein Law Firm
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- ← The Underwhelming Results of Foreclosure Outreach
- ← Think Global Electric Car Company Files for Bankruptcy
- ← Troubled Block 37 on Market After Foreclosure Fight
- ← Trustee for Lehman Bankruptcy Hopes to Pay Customers in Full
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- Mayor Emanuel Critical of Governor Quinn Appointee Who Filed Bankruptcy
- Which Workers Will Be Commanding Higher Incomes in 2013?
- Obamacare May Reduce Some Large Medical Bills, But Not Everybody Can Be Protected
- October
- More Consumers Refuse to Be Cleaned Out by ‘Messy Business’ of Debt Collection
- US on Pace for 70 Percent Increase in Foreclosure Rescue Scams in 2012
- ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ Author Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
- Layaway Looks Attractive, But Many Plans Can Cause Ugly Problems
- Survey Shows Happy Holidays Ahead for Seasonal Workers
- Sinking Incomes No Help for Underwater Homeowners
- Foreclosures Pushing Down Home Values, Nearly 250K Underwater
- Illinois AG Calls Attention to Foreclosure Assistance Programs
- New Tool Helps Consumers Manage Credit Card Debt, Save Interest
- American Express Will Pay $112.5 Million For Deceiving Customers
- Nearly One in Five Households Carrying Student Loan Debt
- High Costs of Getting Well Leaves Millions Worried Sick About Medical Bills
- Medical Bills Force US Congressman to Sell DC House
- New Study Says Equipping Mortgage Servicers Better Could Have Prevented 800K Foreclosures
- September
- ‘Hidden Time Bomb’ Could Leave Thousands of Homeowners with Hefty Tax Bill
- Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Should Know Three Benefits to Chapter 7
- Foreclosure Filings Increase Nearly 150 Percent from Last Year
- Is Your New Job Making it Harder to Pay Bills?
- Trap Doors Being Exploited In Cards ‘Designed To Be a Safety Net’ For Consumers
- Credit Card Debt, Borrowing Fall as CFPB Takes Aim at Add-On Costs
- What Will Higher Food Prices Mean For You?
- Are You Tired of Being ‘Stuck in Slow-Growth Mode’?
- Homeowners Over 50 Being Hit Hard by Foreclosure
- More than 5,000 Illinois Homeowners Receive Over $357 Million in Relief
- Five Tips to Help Avoid High Medical Bills
- With Medical Bills, ‘Patients Who Can Least Afford It Often Get The Highest Bills’
- August
- FTC Complaints About Debt Collectors Have Increased 73 Percent Since 2008
- 30 Million Americans Dealing with Debt Collection Industry
- Durbin Looking to Help Students Who ‘Have No Idea What They’re Getting Into’
- Is Robo-Signing Sequel Being Put on Plastic?
- Homeowners in Foreclosure Demand Moratorium on Evictions
- Bankruptcy Helps Sick People Who Did Not Plan on Getting Sick
- Chicago-area Foreclosures Higher Than Last Year as Lenders Tackle Backlog
- Mother of Pint-Sized Gymnast Had Olympic-Sized Debt
- Russell Brand’s Father Faces Bankruptcy For Unpaid Rent
- Teens Need to Learn Dangers of Credit Cards Before Heading Off to College
- How One Family Wiped Out $1,200 in Credit Card Debt, Saved $575 in Interest
- Debt Settlement Firm Will Refund $2.1 Million to Illinois Customers
- Proposed Ordinance Could Help Renters, Reduce Vacancies
- The Underwhelming Results of Foreclosure Outreach
- July
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- December
- Famous Bankruptcies: Mike Tyson
- After Foreclosure Exited Stage Left, Writing Took Center Stage
- A Scottie Pippen Did File For Bankruptcy-Just Not The One Who Played For The Bulls
- Will Cook County’s Copycat Ordinance Earn It Copycat Lawsuit?
- Closet? R. Kelly’s Whole Estate Trapped in Negative Equity
- Feds Suing Chicago Over Controversial Ordinance
- Proving Nothing is Sacred, Even Nuns Finding Themselves in Bankruptcy Court
- Famous Bankruptcies: Donald Trump
- Nobody Should Be Left In The Cold This Winter
- Protesters Move from Occupying Wall Street to Occupying Foreclosed Homes
- Famous Bankruptcies: Abraham Lincoln
- Bankruptcy Will Not Cost You Your Credibility
- Will Changes To HARP Change The Number Helped?
- Foreclosure Holds Housing Market Hostage
- Remembering the Contributions of Former Chief Judge John Schwartz
- Five Tips To Help You Land Your Dream Job
- 1 In 3 Americans Poor Or ‘Near Poor’
- Understanding Your Debt Options
- Will More First Mortgage Defaults Lead To More Foreclosures?
- Madigan Should Not Settle Until Robo-Signing Really Ends, County Recorder Says
- New Employment, Construction Reports Offer Hope
- With Copays Rising, Is Bankruptcy Your Best Medicine?
- November
- Do Not Get Tricked Into Paying For Mortgage Help
- Supply of Affordable Apartments Not Keeping Up with Demand
- Not For Profit, But Is NHS For Fraud?
- Will Metra Fare Increase Derail Your Budget?
- Foreclosure ‘Rain Delay’ Coming To an End
- Braxton Un-Breaks The Bank
- Not Many Positives To Be Found In Latest Reports About Negative Equity, Delinquency Rates
- Almost Half of Chicago Area Underwater
- Record Number of Americans Living in Poverty
- The Young and the Homeless
- Illinois Will Need Jobs to Recover From Housing Crisis
- Knock Knock, Foreclosure Help Going Door-To-Door
- Drug Ring Around the White Collar?
- Foreclosure Destroys House First, Neighborhood Second
- Foreclosure Victims Will Pay More Than $72 Billion in Rent
- The Invisible Foreclosures
- As Foreclosures Take More Time To Complete, Is Time Running Out For Those Needing Help?
- Nobody’s Safe from Foreclosure
- Home Prices Rise Again, But Will It Help?
- With Inventory Down, Will Housing Market Ever Look Up?
- Illinois Unemployment Rate Hits Double-Digits Again
- October
- Proposed HUD Cuts Could Reduce Chicago Foreclosure Help
- Housing Starts Surge in September, But Not Enough to Single Recovery
- Making Foreclosures Strategic
- Home Agency Director Took Interest-Free Loans Despite State Law
- Will More Startups Lead To More Hiring?
- Two Different Foreclosure Plans Get Two Different Reactions
- Could 25 Cents Bring 40,000 Jobs To Chicago?
- Your Housing Market Concerns Are Justified
- College Grads Learning Truth About Student Loans In Bankruptcy
- Chicago Business Owners More Pessimistic Than Optimistic
- How to Survive Garnishment in Illinois
- In Volatile Housing Market, Fixed Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows
- Illinois To Provide $78 Million To Help Banks, Lenders
- Illinois Among Country’s Biggest Losses In Tech Jobs
- Aldermen, Teachers Seek Safe Passages
- Mortgage Modification Leaves Shell Of A Home
- GDP Growth Is Weak, But Improved
- Unemployment Tax Hikes Hurt The Employers
- Home Prices Rise Again, But Experts Warn Descent Is Imminent
- State Sues Mortgage Rescue Companies For Not Rescuing
- Renting Still Preferred To Buying
- September
- Foreclosure Process Slowing Down, But Not Going Away
- Home Sales Increase While Prices Decrease
- Credit Card Default Rates Drop In Chicago
- Home Sales Increase While Prices Decrease
- Illinois Ranked Among Worst Business Climates
- Feds Pick On Poor And Powerless
- Proposed Bill Would Eliminate Property Tax Increases
- Unfit Finances Shuts Down Lakeshore Athletic Club’s Power
- Could Chapter 11 Deliver Giordano’s To Competitor?
- Lenders, Lawyers Could Challenge Chicago Foreclosure Law
- Chicago Area’s Most Expensive Home Going To Auction
- Real Estate Industry Continues To Suffer
- New Home Construction Suffers Alongside Struggling Housing Market
- $196K In HUD Funds To Be Used For Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
- Chicago One Of Five ‘Choice Neighborhoods’
- Chicago Home Prices Rise For Month
- Consumer Confidence Hits Lowest Level In More Than 2 Years
- Spire Developer’s Gold Coast Home Faces Foreclosure
- $16 Million In Foreclosure Funds Still Available
- Teachers Want CPS To ‘Turn Up The Pressure’ On Banks, Stop Foreclosures
- Chicago Developer Facing Another Foreclosure Suit
- August
- Suburban Exodus Regions Now Among Hardest Hit By Housing Downturn
- Austin Seeks Inclusion In Emanuel Foreclosure Program
- Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
- Foreclosure Fraud in California Shut Down
- Emanuel Hopes $20 Million Loan Program Can Help Hardest-Hit
- General Growth Says It Didn’t Default
- Illinois Home Foreclosures Down In July
- Giordano’s Owner Alleges Plot Against Business
- Trustee for Lehman Bankruptcy Hopes to Pay Customers in Full
- Jackson Hewitt Wins Approval from Court to Exit Bankruptcy
- Sbarro Pizza Chain Files Plan to Restructure and Exit Bankruptcy
- Former University of Georgia Coach Jim Donnan Reaches Bankruptcy Settlement
- Two South Loop Condo Projects on the Brink of Foreclosure
- Defunct Indoor Football Team File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
- Hooters Casino Hotel in Las Vegas Files for Bankruptcy
- Ex-Football Punting Star Auctions Super Bowl Rings as Part of Bankruptcy
- Rhode Island Municipality Files for Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Pops Balloon Distributor
- Lofty Evanston Mansion Falls in Cook County Sheriff’s Sale
- Developer of New City YMCA Property Facing Lawsuits on Other Building Sites
- Greektown Loft Office Property Returns to Bankruptcy Chapter 11
- TD Bank Sued by Bankruptcy Trustee Liquidating Rothstein Law Firm
- July
- Troubled Block 37 on Market After Foreclosure Fight
- Bankrupt Fraudster Fugitive Heading to Jail
- Owner of Wrigley Field Rooftop Building Suffers Losing Streak
- Fannie Mae Moves to Foreclose on Apartment Building in Chicago Ridge
- Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria in Desperate Bankruptcy Trouble over Nightclub
- Crystal Cathedral Interested in New Bidders for Church Property through Bankruptcy Auction
- Bankrupt Owner of Spiegel Brands Runs into Trouble with Bidding Procedure
- Joint Venture of Microsoft and Apple Win 6,000 Nortel Patents in Bankruptcy Auction
- Las Vegas’ “Original Celebrity Chef” Files for Bankruptcy Protection
- Singer of “I Believe I Can Fly” Brought Down by Foreclosure
- 50-year-old Evergreen Plaza Losing its Vibrancy, Faces Foreclosure
- Data Center Can’t Stop Foreclosure Virus on Building
- Think Global Electric Car Company Files for Bankruptcy
- Fashionable Deb Shops File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Cancer Survivors Face Rising Odds for Filing Bankruptcy
- Sex Abuse Victims of Milwaukee-Area Clergy get More Time to File Claims
- Congress Proposes Legislation to Allow Private Student Loans to be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
- Divorce Settlement Line Drives the Dodgers into Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Patricia Kluge Blows Through $1 billion and Files for Bankruptcy
- MetroWest Building in Naperville Facing Foreclosure
- June
- Marie Callender and Perkins Restaurant Chain File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Founder of Failed New Century Bank Faces Foreclosure on Personal Condo
- Battle for Control of Rookwood Pottery Takes a Surprising Turn
- Spiderman Sued by Bankruptcy Trustee for Poker Winnings
- Bankruptcy Judge Authorizes Sale of Aston Martin Owned by Peter Madoff
- Bankruptcy Judge Declares Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
- Illinois Bankruptcy Court Facing Eviction from Will County Courts
- Owner of Giordano’s Pizza Makes Strange Decisions during Bankruptcy
- Vacant Lots Owned by Gas City to be Auctioned by Bankruptcy Court
- Minnesota Auto Dealership Mogul Claims Bad Bankruptcy Advice put Him in Prison
- Five Charged in Mortgage Fraud for North Shore Development
- Florida Couple Forecloses on Bank of America
- Borders Gains More Time to Handle Its Bankruptcy Case
- Site Owner of LTH Forum Files for Personal Bankruptcy
- Delinquent Homeowners Stay in their Homes up to 15 Months
- Foreclosures Represent 29 Percent of Home Sales in the First Quarter
- Industrial Surfacing Corp. of Urbana Files for Chapter 11
- Illinois Attorney General Expands Probe of Foreclosure “Robosigners”
- Wisconsin Ethanol Pioneers File Bankruptcy with a Debt Load of $100 Million Plus
- Lincolnwood’s Purple Hotel is Facing Foreclosure
- Investor Pays Pennies on the Dollar for Portfolio in Chapter 7 Case
- Bankruptcy Restructuring of North Pier Moving Forward
- May
- Allerton Hotel Files Chapter 11 to Halt Foreclosure
- Chicago Rabbi Facing Foreclosure on his Gold Coast Home
- Giordano’s pizza chain owners ordered out of Chicago headquarters
- Another one bites the dust: Orland Park Re/Max franchise to liquidate
- Huge drop in foreclosed home prices reported in Chicago and many cities nationwide
- 41 percent drop in mortgage fraud cases
- Study shows racial variance in Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings
- With skyrocketing debt, Chicago hotel files bankruptcy
- Chicago foreclosures drop in March compared to last year but dramatically rise from February
- Illinois legislators take aim at powerful debt collection industry
- Credit reporting mishaps cause unwarranted foreclosures
- Facing life or death, Illinois charity hospitals brace for closure
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