Chicago-area foreclosure filings rise in October

Foreclosure filings in the Chicago area rose 30 percent in October from a month earlier but remained well below their year-ago level, RealtyTrac reported.

In an area from Kenosha, Wis., to Northwest Indiana, 3,442 new foreclosure actions were filed last month, the company reported. That compared with 2,653 in September and 5,496 in October 2012.

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