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	<title>Chicagoland Real Estate Forum &#187; Community Service</title>
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		<title>Chicago Flood Victims: Save Your Stuff at U-Haul for Free</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/27/chicago-flood-victims-save-your-stuff-at-u-haul-for-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U-Haul wants to help those Chicago area residents affected by this last weekend&#8217;s massive rainfall.
Homes throughout the area were flooded and some residents had to be evacuated due to the five to seven inches of rain that enveloped our area on Friday night and early Saturday morning.
The U-Haul Company of North Shore Chicago is offering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gerstad Builders Participates in 21st Annual Parade of Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/22/gerstad-builders-participates-in-21st-annual-parade-of-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerstad Builders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark your calendar for the Lakeland Builders Association’s 21st Annual Parade of Homes.  It takes place over two weekends &#8211; July 31 &#38; August 1 and August 7  &#38; 8 from 11 a.m. til 5  p.m. Promoted as ‘The Largest Open House in Walworth County,&#8217; the parade will showcase 14 homes. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Downtrodden Community Blooms With New Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/19/downtrodden-community-blooms-with-new-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/19/downtrodden-community-blooms-with-new-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Englewood Heritage Station Community Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exelon Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Openlands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statik Barnes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of Chicago&#8217;s most repressed neighborhoods just got prettier.
Last week, local residents attended the grand opening of Englewood&#8217;s Heritage Station Community Garden, a refuge built as a beautiful and safe place for residents to enjoy.
The fenced-in garden, located at 549 W. 63rd Street, has flower beds, flowering and fruit trees, a walking path, benches and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RE/MAX Balloon to Take to the Air for Charity</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/18/remax-balloon-to-take-to-the-air-for-charity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/18/remax-balloon-to-take-to-the-air-for-charity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The RE/MAX hot air balloon is traveling to Naperville this week to help RE/MAX Professionals Select of Naperville raise money for Chicago&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Memorial Hospital.
The famous balloon will be at Frontier Park, 3380 Cedar Glade Drive, on Thursday, July 22 between 7 and 8:30 p.m.
Any agent affiliated with RE/MAX Professionals Select can take a tethered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Real Estate Firm Raising Funds for Charity</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/28/chicago-real-estate-firm-raising-funds-for-charity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/28/chicago-real-estate-firm-raising-funds-for-charity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Friends and Neighbors Community Fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even in hard times, I believe everyone should give back and try to help others. This article is about one Chicago real estate brokerage firm that is doing just that.
The @properties Friends and Neighbors Community Fund, the charitable arm of Chicago&#8217;s @properties, recently hosted its first fundraising event to raise money for four local, non-profit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make a Community Livable? Enter to Win an Award!</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/14/make-a-community-livable-enter-to-win-an-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/14/make-a-community-livable-enter-to-win-an-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to awards, there are many different categories in life like: The Stanley Cup for our Blackhawks, the Golden Globes for movies, Tonys for stage, Emmys for TV and the Livable Communities Awards for innovative home builders.
According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Livable Communities Awards &#8220;recognize architects, builders, developers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home for Our Troops Brings Mission to Chicago Area</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/23/home-for-our-troops-brings-mission-to-chicago-area/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/23/home-for-our-troops-brings-mission-to-chicago-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Will]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Army SPC Frank Pierson has been through a lot over the last couple years, but he will soon get a brand new home in Plainfield that should make life a little bit easier.
Pierson, 22, was less than four months into his first deployment in Baghdad in 2008 when his vehicle was hit by enemy fire. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bid on a Home-Related Item, Help Save a Library</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/21/bid-on-a-home-related-item-help-save-a-library/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/21/bid-on-a-home-related-item-help-save-a-library/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 21:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Evanston Public Library has only a few months to raise $200,000 in order to keep its lease at the South Branch Library, 949 Chicago Ave., Evanston. To help raise the funds, a recently formed group called Evanston Public Library Friends (EPL Friends) is holding an auction, and there are many home-related items that just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help is Here for Struggling Homeowners</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/12/help-is-here-for-struggling-homeowners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/12/help-is-here-for-struggling-homeowners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 00:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The amount of U.S. homeowners facing foreclosure in April fell 2 percent from a year ago. Big deal, you think. Well, think again: It&#8217;s the first annual decline in five years.
RealtyTrac Inc., which tracks this kind of stuff, reports that 333,837 U.S. properties got default notices or were repossessed in April. That&#8217;s still one in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mart&#8217;s DreamHome Offers a Taste of Luxury Living with a Twist of Green</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/25/marts-dreamhome-offers-a-taste-of-luxury-living-with-a-twist-of-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/25/marts-dreamhome-offers-a-taste-of-luxury-living-with-a-twist-of-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to see what Chicago&#8217;s best interior designers can do? Here&#8217;s your chance.
In its sixth year, DreamHome at the Merchandise Mart is a collaboration of ten of Chicagoland&#8217;s top interior designers with the resources   available from the Mart&#8217;s Design Center. The showcase is in the lobby of the Merchandise Mart, which is the [...]]]></description>
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