College Illinois lets parents invest today and lock in tuition for their kids down the line. Now Attorney General Lisa Madigan has opened a review of the program. The commission has run a deficit of over $300 million for 2 years due to lax investment practices like its $12.8 million in Shorebank Corp., which collapsed...Read More
There, but for the grace of God, go I. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/23376949 w=400&h=225] Mike Risinger from Over Fifty and Out of Work on VimeoRead More
via realtytrac.com … but still in the national top 10, meaning that 1 in 550 housing units in Illinois is now in foreclosure. That in turn translates to roughly 1 out of every 10 residential homes. But the real scourge of the real estate market is that is has hollowed out entire blocks and permanently...Read More
This article in CNNMoney identifies 9 credit cards industry experts told CNNMoney were among the worst in America for nose-bleed interest rates and ridiculous fees. Here’s the list: Applied Bank Unsecured Visa Gold Card First Premier Bank MasterCard Baby Phat Prepaid Visa RushCard Hooters MasterCard The Shack Credit Card Shell Select Member Card Visa Black...Read More
In re Earl W. Shields, 10-000943 800 Springer v. Shields, 10-00693 Issued: February 8, 2011 By Judge: John H. Squires Click here to download and view the Opinion in .pdf format.Read More
In re: Kleibrink (Cir. 5, Sep. 28) In a debtor’s appeal from a district court‘s affirmance of a bankruptcy court’s ruling that a creditor held an enforceable security interest in a property of his, despite his having received a discharge in an earlier bankruptcy proceeding, the order is affirmed where the notice given to the...Read More
In re Vito O. Roppo, 09 B 37273 Opinion Sept. 16, 2010 Judge: John H. Squires Debtor’s lavish living warranted dismissal of Chapter 7 case as abusive. A Chapter 7 case that was not filed in response to any sudden illness, calamity, disability or unemployment by a debtor who budgeted expenses consistently exceeded those permitted...Read More
