Tim Walsh (left) repaints the ceiling in his bedroom as Eric "Foxx" Anderson (right) walks down the hallway in the former Oxford House Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Joliet. The building, which they rent, has been taken over by the bank in a foreclosure. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Tim Walsh repaints the ceiling in his bedroom in the former Oxford House Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Joliet. The building, which they rent, has been taken over by the bank in a foreclosure. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Tim Walsh repaints the ceiling in his bedroom in the former Oxford House Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Joliet. The building, which they rent, has been taken over by the bank in a foreclosure. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Tim Walsh (center) cleans a paint brush while talking to Eric "Foxx" Anderson (left) and Daniel Perich (right) in the former Oxford House Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Joliet. The building, which they rent, has been taken over by the bank in a foreclosure. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Daniel Perich (left) reads at the dining room table as Tim Walsh (center) and Eric "Foxx" Anderson (right) walk through the doorway in the former Oxford House Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Joliet. The building, which they rent, has been taken over by the bank in a foreclosure. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Eric "Foxx" Anderson plays guitar in his bedroom in the former Oxford House Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Joliet. The building, which they rent, has been taken over by the bank in a foreclosure. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Eric "Foxx" Anderson (right) walks down the driveway at the former Oxford House Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Joliet. The building, which they rent, has been taken over by the bank in a foreclosure. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Tim Walsh is seen at the former Oxford House Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
JOLIET — Self-help has taken on a new meaning for residents of a group home who are being forced out because of foreclosure. The seven residents of the Oxford House at 309 Stryker Ave. say they have become like family as they live together and … Read More