Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — Vacant and abandoned properties clustered on the Chicago’s South and West sides and southern suburbs have been a ...

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CHICAGO — Vacant and abandoned properties clustered on the Chicago’s South and West sides and southern suburbs have been a stubborn problem for decades. Every two years, the Cook County treasurer ...

The neighborhood beautification is part of Williams “Redefining Redlining” project that calls attention to the effects of redlining, the practice of systematizing discrimination based on where someone ...

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A nearly 80-year-old law intended to put distressed and tax-delinquent Chicago-area properties back to productive use has done little to improve or solve racial inequities in the city’s Black and ...

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Redlining is the act of denying people access to credit because of where they live and who they are. To this day, Chicagoans live in a fairly segregated city. And that segregation didn’t happen by ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday announced that it is seeking a settlement with Chicago-based Townstone Financial that would resolve a case over what the bureau calls ...

A nearly 80-year-old law intended to put distressed and tax-delinquent Chicago-area properties back to productive use has done little to improve or solve racial inequities in the city's Black and ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago is blooming. The colorful floral display in the Washington Park neighborhood catches everyone's eye – and an artist hopes it makes people ...