Last month, we announced two new networks and some great new bloggers to the Roost Blog team. Well not one to sit idly by, Roost has reached out and secured another great crop of bloggers who will be providing the type of content you’ve come to expect on “A Bird’s Eye View.”

Joining Kim Tracy Prince as one of our premier Mommy Bloggers on the “Roost Mommy Blogger Network” is Kim [...]

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The ongoing Blagojevich saga shifted to a reality show this month when Patti Blago joined NBC’s “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!” show. Her hubby was the original contestant, but the judge would not release him to go to Costa Rica, the location of the filming.

Until the show, she was only known as wife of a previous defrocked governor.

Okay, if you’re not gonna say, I am. She’s got some talent, man. Am I gonna [...]

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In attempts to compete with large lenders, many small- to mid-sized companies are incorporating innovative technology to remain relevant in the industry.  Based in Chicago with branches in Wisconsin, Texas, Florida, California and Arizona, Chicago Bancorp is one of those companies.

Recently given a distinguished honor by Mortgage Technology Magazine, the independent mortgage banker was ranked among the magazine’s 2009 Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders. The magazine noted that Chicago Bancorp reduced its loan turnaround by 40% simply by using technology.

Chicago Bancorp [...]

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Awarded a $700,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation, the Greencorps Chicago program will put around 50 people to work for at least nine months.  The U.S. Conference of Mayors selected the city’s program for the grant..

Not exactly stimulus dollars and no long-term jobs, but, hey, we’ll take money to put more people to work and get them trained in the process.  Chicago currently has a 9.3 percent unemployment rate, up 3.8 percent from this time last year.  What does that [...]

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That’s right, folks, Chicago Police Department (CPD) reported lower crime statistics that can make all the city’s citizens proud.  Although 2008 ended with an upswing of violent crime, data from the first six months of this year indicate that homicides dropped by 13.1 percent.

Based on preliminary data recently released by Chicago Police, the first half of this year revealed 199 homicides versus the 229 for the same time period last year.  Last year’s statistics indicated higher violent crime, but with [...]

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That’s right, folks, Chicago Police Department (CPD) reported lower crime statistics that can make all the city’s citizens proud. Although 2008 ended with an upswing of violent crime, data from the first six months of this year indicate that homicides dropped by 13.1 percent.

Based on data released by Chicago Police, the first half of this year revealed 199 homicides versus the 229 for the same time period last year. Last year’s statistics indicated higher violent crime, but with [...]

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