Chicago Exurbs See a Bust After a Long Boom

Growth and development in Chicago’s suburbs and exurbs has stalled since the housing downturn. According to Census Bureau, Chicago’s surrounding areas were some of the fastest growing in the country until 2009/2010, and after which they’ve claimed the title of holding Illinois’ top foreclosure rates. Many of Chicago’s far-flung housing developments were the hardest hit by the
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The Public Protests Deterioration of Bank-Owned Vacant Property

Community residents throughout the country have seen properties abandoned and subjected to negligence.  Hundreds of these deteriorated properties are owned by banks – Bank of America and Wells Fargo, among others.  And although, these banks claim they strive to comply with property codes and act upon foreclosure policies “that aim to protect properties and communities,”
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