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Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Can't Find Lawyers

Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact


WASHINGTON -- The nation's foreclosure crisis has swamped lawyers for the poor, leaving thousands of low-income homeowners across the country without ...

Debt for a Diploma

Jose A. Garcia | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business


Jose A. Garcia

To say debt is the result of poor choices and frivolous spending fails to capture the reality of the economic state of young people today.

Worker Compensation Grows by Lowest Amount On Record

Posted 08.31.2009 | Business


(AP): Employment compensation for U.S. workers has grown over the past 12 months by the lowest amount on record, reflecting the severe recession that ...

Can I Get You Anything, Senator? Your Hat and Coat, Perhaps?

Leighann Lord | Posted 03.26.2009 | Comedy


Leighann Lord

Presidents Lincoln and Obama notwithstanding, aren't we supposed to grade Illinois politicians on a curve? They get an asterisk next to their names like steroid-filled baseball players.