2009 June <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 2.6" />  <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/themes/lust/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS 2.0" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/xml" title="RSS .92" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/feed/rss/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Atom 0.3" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/feed/atom/" /> <link rel="pingback" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/xmlrpc.php" /> <link rel='archives' title='December 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/12/' /> <link rel='archives' title='November 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/11/' /> <link rel='archives' title='October 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/10/' /> <link rel='archives' title='September 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/09/' /> <link rel='archives' title='August 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/08/' /> <link rel='archives' title='July 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/07/' /> <link rel='archives' title='June 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/' /> <link rel='archives' title='May 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/05/' /> <link rel='archives' title='April 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/04/' /> <link rel='archives' title='March 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/03/' /> <link rel='archives' title='February 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/02/' /> <link rel='archives' title='January 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/01/' /> <link rel='archives' title='December 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/12/' /> <link rel='archives' title='November 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/11/' /> <link rel='archives' title='October 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/' /> <link rel='archives' title='September 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/09/' /> <link rel='archives' title='August 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/08/' /> <link rel='archives' title='July 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/07/' /> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" /> <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 2.6" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/sociable/sociable.css" /> </head> <body class="wpd-lust"> <div id="header"><div class="wrap_center"> <h1><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/" title="ChicagoWord home page">ChicagoWord</a></h1> </div></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="menu"> <ul> <li class="page_item"><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog" title="Home">Home</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-21"><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/about-new-west-realty/" title="About New West Realty">About New West Realty</a></li> <li class="rss"><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/feed/" title="Subscribe to Feed">Subscribe to Feed</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="page"><div class="wrap_center"><div class="wrap_float"> <div class="maincolumn"> <div class="banner"> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="post" id="post-628"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: June 30th, 2009</li> <li>By: Luke</li> <li>Under: <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/chicago/" title="View all posts in Chicago" rel="category tag">Chicago</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/30/is-your-baseball-allegiance-on-chicagos-north-or-south-side/" title="Is Your Baseball Allegiance on Chicago’s North or South Side?">Is Your Baseball Allegiance on Chicago’s North or South Side?</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>With July nearly upon us, we have just about come to the middle of 2009. Summer is here, and with it comes our nation’s past time. This year’s baseball season is also roughly halfway completed, which means that the Cubs and White Sox have already had their cross-town rivalry renewed.<br /> With 5 of their 6 games [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/30/is-your-baseball-allegiance-on-chicagos-north-or-south-side/#respond" title="Comment on Is Your Baseball Allegiance on Chicago’s North or South Side?">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post_alt" id="post-618"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: June 24th, 2009</li> <li>By: Luke</li> <li>Under: <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/news-annoucements/" title="View all posts in News & Annoucements" rel="category tag">News & Annoucements</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/24/housing-and-economic-recovery-act-details/" title="Housing and Economic Recovery Act details">Housing and Economic Recovery Act details</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>The Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) aims to create jobs and help aid the recovery of honest homeowners who may have been misled by unfair lenders. The $13.61 billion initiative has been in place since October 1, 2008 and is helping homeowners refinance their mortgages. From Chicago Relocation Blog:<br /> This program will create tens [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/24/housing-and-economic-recovery-act-details/#respond" title="Comment on Housing and Economic Recovery Act details">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post" id="post-612"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: June 22nd, 2009</li> <li>By: Luke</li> <li>Under: <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/good-to-know/" title="View all posts in Good to Know" rel="category tag">Good to Know</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/22/chicagos-best-moving-company/" title="Chicago’s Best Moving Company?">Chicago’s Best Moving Company?</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>New West Realty does not endorse, nor are we responsible for, any problems, damage, etc., that may be caused by a vendor we describe in our posts. We at New West are simply passing along information about companies that our customers may choose to use.<br /> I once renewed a lease on a trashy apartment just [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/22/chicagos-best-moving-company/#respond" title="Comment on Chicago’s Best Moving Company?">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post_alt" id="post-622"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: June 17th, 2009</li> <li>By: Luke</li> <li>Under: <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/chicago/" title="View all posts in Chicago" rel="category tag">Chicago</a>, <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/photos-videos/" title="View all posts in Photos & Videos" rel="category tag">Photos & Videos</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/17/chicago-in-2016-video-highlights-citys-attributes/" title="Chicago in 2016 Video Highlights City’s Attributes">Chicago in 2016 Video Highlights City’s Attributes</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>Regardless of whether you think Chicago’s hosting of the Summer Olympics in 2016 would be good or bad for the city, you’ll agree that the video below does a nice job highlighting just how diverse Chicago is. As we near the 100-day mark for the International Olympic Committee’s final decision for the 2016 host city, [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/17/chicago-in-2016-video-highlights-citys-attributes/#respond" title="Comment on Chicago in 2016 Video Highlights City’s Attributes">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post" id="post-573"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: June 10th, 2009</li> <li>By: Krystin</li> <li>Under: <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/new-notable/" title="View all posts in New & Notable" rel="category tag">New & Notable</a>, <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/things-to-do/" title="View all posts in Things to Do" rel="category tag">Things to Do</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/10/and-all-that-jazz/" title="…And All That Jazz">…And All That Jazz</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>Jazzin’ at the Shedd returns for another summer of fun at the amazing Shedd Aquarium. Every Thursday night from June 4th until August 27th, the Shedd Aquarium will host some of the area’s best bands outlined by the spectacular Chicago skyline. The Shedd also houses an unparalleled display of aquatic animals from around the world. 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