PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Are you being threaten with property foreclosure? Come to the Foreclosure Workshop being held this Saturday, July 30, 2011 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Little Village Community Council, 3610 W. 26th St. The workshop will be bilingual; in Spanish and English.

DIRECTOR Manny Flores, of the Division of Banking for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, will conduct the workshop and Mario Pantoja, Director of Consumer Services in the Illinois Dept. of Financial & Professional Regulation, will be at the workshop to help homeowner’s with issues on foreclosure. The Division of Banking regulates mortgages, pawnshops and banks.

        HOMEOWNERS ARE ENCOURAGED to bring any documents regarding foreclosure status. Representatives from the ICC, HUD, FHA and attorneys will be on hand for consultation. There will be a power point presentation and a question and answer period. Complaints will be taken from homeowners who have been scammed by private institutions or attorneys for the purpose of low modifications on property. Little Village H.O.P.E. is a co-sponsor of the event.