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Permits issued for single-family homes in the Chicago area rose 5 percent, to 1,420 in September from 1,351 a year earlier; permits for multifamily units jumped, to 1,264 units from 294, said Bell Federal Savings and Loan Association. Total building permit values for all types of construction rose 8 percent, to $376.4 million from $348.1 million.
