Some pockets of Illinois are emptying out, leaving behind vacant homes and decaying neighborhoods.
An analysis by The Associated Press shows that in a few spots, more than 20 percent of homes stand empty. In one part of Chicago's South Side, the vacancy rate tops 40 percent.
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Some people left when the cities lost manufacturing jobs years ago. Others have been hit by the recent recession and foreclosure crisis.
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Brian Bernardoni is a policy director for Chicago Association of Realtors. He says boarded-up buildings kill an area's "curb appeal" -- making it that much harder for the neighborhood to recover.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Vacant Homes Weaken Neighborhoods Across Area
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