Volunteers try to help neighbors avoid foreclosure
CHICAGO — Standing on the front stoop of neighborhood homes, Betty Gutierrez sees her community from a different vantage point than she has in the 25 years she has lived in West Lawn, Ill. She doesn’t know the homeowners on the other side of the door. What she does know is they are behind on their mortgage payments and in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. That affects them but also
