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Zoning restrictions also a key factor in foreclosure crisis, scholar says
Published Date:March 28, 2013
The causes of the foreclosure crisis seem obvious: Buyers purchased homes they couldnt afford, lured in part by lenders pushing subprime mortgages. Real estate values escalated, and when the bubble burst, buyers were left owing more than their homes were worth.
Published Date: March 28, 2013
Study: Key differences between bankrupt churches, small businesses
Published Date:March 28, 2013
Although they share some important similarities, religious organizations, such as churches, that file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection differ from small business debtors in two significant ways they seek to preserve the going-concern value of the organizations themselves, and their members are more integral to their successful reorganizations, says a new study by a University of Illinois law professor.
Published Date: March 28, 2013
Symbols, such as traffic lights, on menus effective in educating diners
Published Date:March 13, 2013
Brenna Ellison, a professor of agricultural and consumer economics, says the combination of a symbol and a numeric calorie count on a menu is the most effective way to influence patrons to select lower-calorie items.
Published Date: March 13, 2013
State workers in Illinois underpaid, new study finds
Published Date:March 11, 2013
State and local government workers in Illinois are a relative bargain compared with their private sector counterparts, according to a new study from Robert Bruno, a professor of labor and employment relations on the Urbana campus.
Published Date: March 11, 2013
Expert: States leveraging gambling on social media sites
Published Date:February 27, 2013
University of Illinois emeritus professor John W. Kindt warns that Internet gambling through social media sites, already enormously popular outside of the U.S., could lead not only to an entire new generation exposed to gambling at an early age, but also to greater worries for the economy.
Published Date: February 27, 2013
