Chicago is… Whose Kind of Town??

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“And each time I roam, Chicago is calling me home… Chicago is one town that won’t let you down… it’s my kind of town.†Those nostalgic lyrics, first sung by Frank Sinatra in 1964, are a reminder of the good ol’ days in The Windy City. Today, Illinois has no budget, and other state and…

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Dream On: Renters Aspire to Buy Soon

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U.S. Housing Confidence Survey: More than one-third (36%) of all renter respondents say they expect to buy a home within the next two years. Although their optimism is inspiring, the majority of these renters will travel a longer path to homeownership. The 36 percent figure extrapolated to the national level translates to an average of…

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