All Entries Tagged With: "Chicago homeowners"
One in Four Chicago Homeowners Upside Down
More than a quarter of all metro Chicago real estate owners are underwater. And, we’re not talking about the liquid kind. According to new data from the research firm CoreLogic, more than 387,500 Chicago-area homeowners owed more on their mortgages in the second quarter of this year than their homes were worth. That represents 25.2 [...]
Chicago Homeowners Can Now Challenge Tax Bills From Home
For the first time ever, Chicago real estate owners have the opportunity to appeal their property taxes from the comfort of their own homes. Beginning today, September 6, any of the 1.83 million real estate owners in Cook County who feel the county assessor over-valued their parcels can challenge their property tax bills online. Before [...]
A Glimmer of Light for Struggling Chicago Residents
A Chicago-area utility company that is trying to raise fees on its customers is also trying to help some of those customers out. ComEd has launched its Helping Hand program to assist those who are facing a service suspension due to financial hardships from the slow economic recovery. Beginning this week, up to $1 million [...]
Chicago Homeowners Should Care About the Elections
It is election day for some Chicago and suburban residents . . . again. In the city, voters will settle aldermanic races in 14 wards in which the candidates failed to secure the majority of the votes in the February elections. There are also a bunch of races to be determined throughout the suburbs. Officials [...]
Chicago Neighborhood Advocates Set to be Honored
An event at Union Station’s Great Hall will recognize three community leaders whose efforts have strengthened Chicago neighborhoods. More than 700 Chicago-area residents are expected at the Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago’s (NHS) 36th Annual Awards dinner, “Building, Growing, Leading,” and you could be one of them. Our state’s top legal advocate, Illinois Attorney General [...]
