Housing is open for MTA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo be sure to have your housing code handy as well as a credit card for your guarantee, and a “Plan B” hotel, just in case.

Bids for demolition of two downtown properties listed below will be received by The City of West Frankfort at the Office of City Clerk, 110 North Jefferson Street, West Frankfort, IL until January 18, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

Land use expert Steve Langworthy leads Defining Your Township’s Land Use Future on Nov. 29, exploring issues that must be confronted if your planning efforts are to be successful.

SSM Health has named Rick Redetzke as its System Vice President, Facilities and Real Estate, effective Sept. 24.

Liberty Principles PAC recently released a radio ad to raise awareness about rising property taxes around Illinois.

Liberty Principles PAC recently released video ads to raise awareness among Illinois voters about high property taxes.

Liberty Principles PAC recently released a 30-second video ad to raise awareness about rising property taxes in Illinois.

The City of Benton is taking bids on ten acres of prime real estate at the Lake Hamilton Subdivision on the north side of the City.

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Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin posted the highest percentage of properties with mortgages that have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity.

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

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.

In Illinois, owners of more than 393,000 properties with mortgages have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Jefferson County, which makes up the Mt. Vernon Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), recorded the 36th highest foreclosure rate for Illinois MSAs during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.

Fifty-eight University of Illinois fraternities and sororities will pay $814,000 more in property taxes this year than they did in 2015, according to Champaign County Assessor data analyzed by the Chambana Sun.

In the last election, 55 assessors in 36 counties were illegally placed on the ballot and elected, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs.