CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Division of Banking today issued a warning alerting student loan borrowers of a new scam that seeks to take advantage of uncertainty around student loans. According to Raoul and IDFPR, scammers contact student loan borrowers and make false promises that they can guarantee lower monthly paym  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center will open Tuesday, October 8, 2024, to help residents kickstart their recovery after the July 13 16, 2024, severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding. Specialists from FEMA, the state of Illinois and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be at the center to help survivors apply for federal d  more

WILL COUNTY, Illinois, Oct. 8 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Rebuild Illinois: Full access interchange part of $93.5 million investment * * * Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that a $93.5 million project to reconstruct a new interchange at Interstate 55 and Illinois 59 with other corridor improvements is nearing completion and will be opening to traffic, another major investment in Will C  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2024: ZION -- State Senator Mary Edly-Allen (D-Libertyville) alongside Governor JB Pritzker and elected local officials across the Lake County area came together Monday to celebrate the milestone of the Illinois State Beach Park Shoreline Stabilization project's completion with a ribbon cutting. Illinois Beach State Park required immediate intervention to restore the natural lakefront, which was  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: PEORIA - Thanks to State Senator Dave Koehler's support of the Illinois Grocery Initiative, a Peoria supermarket and 10 other stores across the state have received $8 million in combined funding to fight food insecurity. "It has been difficult to fill the void of grocery stores that have been in our neighborhood for years and have suddenly closed--leaving people without a routine source for their essentia  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: PEORIA - The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced 11 awards totaling $7.9 million through the Illinois Grocery Initiative New Stores and Equipment Upgrades Grant Programs to address food deserts and prevent grocery store closures in Illinois. "Ensuring all communities have access to fresh, quality food is not just a priority - it's a necessity," said State Senator Christopher  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Court Action Maintains Historic Lifetime Ban on Shkreli from Pharmaceutical Industry and Order to Pay $64.6 Million * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court's decision not to hear an appeal from convicted criminal Martin Shkreli, leaving in place a lower court ruling banning Shkreli for life  more