Homeowners to get state help

SPRINGFIELD – A new state grant will provide foreclosure prevention counseling and assistance to homeowners across Illinois.

"Too many people are losing the homes they've worked so hard to buy," said a statement from Gov. Rod Blagojevich. "This grant will allow us to help hundreds of people across the state get the advice they need to avoid seeing their dreams of homeownership destroyed."

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