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From inner-city, low-income neighborhoods to wealthy suburbia, it’s hardly news that more and more homeowners from all walks of life are facing foreclosure pressures.Single parents, the elderly, even family pets are falling victim to this national credit crisis. And now, tenants of foreclosed apartment buildings are feeling the crunch.Many Chicago and Cook County renters come home to eviction notices when landlords can’t keep up with mortgage payments. Unaware of their rights, some tenants are wrongfully evicted, end up homeless and never see their security deposits.In this episode of Community, Media and You, we’ll hear more about the problems Chicago tenants face and what they can do to protect themselves from Rebecca McDannald from the Metropolitan Tenants Organization and Bob Palmer from Illinois Housing Illinois.

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