WGN INVESTIGATES: Abandoned ‘Zombie Houses’ kill property values, but neighbors are fighting
By Joe Donlon & WGN Investigates | December 3rd, 2018 (Click here for the original article) CHICAGO — Owning a home is considered part of the American dream, but for tens of thousands of people in the Chicago area it has become a nightmare. It’s not their home that’s the problem; it’s neighbors' abandoned houses that sit vacant and decaying for years, lowering the surrounding property values in the process. Called "Zombie Houses," they are often left empty while they're stuck in a legal limbo. WGN Investigates what’s being done to bring these properties back from the dead. In addition [...]