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Analysis: 40 percent of mortgages in Boone County considered ‘underwater’

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Boone, Montgomery and Bond had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Keicher dismayed U.S. Supreme Court didn't put an end to political gerrymandering

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 22, 2018

Jeff Keicher isn’t mincing words about his disappointment in a recent Supreme Court decision where the court elected not to conclusively put an end to political gerrymandering.

Recent DeKalb home sales, June 10-16, 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 21, 2018

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sale was reported for the week of June 10-16, 2018.

From Prairie State Wire

Is bankruptcy the only way Illinois can overcome 'unsustainable fiscal policy'? Economist thinks so

By Doug McMurdo | 6 years ago

A former economics professor who is an adviser to the Heartland Institute believes the best way to overcome Illinois’ unsustainable debt is to do what no state has done since the 1930s: declare bankruptcy.

1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 60135 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 19, 2018

One offender released on parole during the first quarter lives near Illinois zip code 60135, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.

2 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 60548 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 18, 2018

Two offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 60548, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.

1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 60552 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 17, 2018

One offender released on parole during the first quarter lives near Illinois zip code 60552, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.

5 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 60178 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 16, 2018

Five offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 60178, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Financial Services Committee unanimously passes resolution aimed at facilitating liquidity in options markets

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

The House Committee on Financial Services, led by U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Plano), has unanimously passed House Resolution 5749, otherwise known as the Options Markets Stability Act, which aims to facilitate liquidity in options markets by requiring bank regulators to provide targeted capital relief.

7 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 60115 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 15, 2018

Seven offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 60115, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.