Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has stood out as a string of Republican governors across the U.S. gain momentum with conservative agendas. He’s signed a string of laws over the past three months achieving longstanding liberal goals including abolishing the death penalty, legalizing civil unions and raising income taxes. While Quinn deserves some credit, passage of [...]

On February 10, 2011 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a new report on the homelessness of United States veterans in 2010. The 2009 Veteran AHAR was released on the heels of… View full post on All Stories

Trooper who pulled police from burning car accused of stealing gas An Illinois state trooper honored as a hero for helping rescue an injured Chicago police officer from a burning squad car in 2006 could go to prison and lose his job if convicted of using his state-issued credit card to steal a few hundred [...]

Only new hires at the University of Illinois will be affected by a new law that will eventually save the state money by lowering payouts and eliminating double-dipping. The Pension Code changes that affect the State Universities Retirement System become effective Jan. 1. If you are a current SURS participant, the act does not affect [...]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) — Some traditional U.S. retirement destinations didn’t fare too well in a Web site’s rankings of the 10 worst golden-years states. View full post on All Stories

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chicago Equity Partners, LLC is pleased to announce that the State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) has retained the firm for a $250 million Core Fixed Income mandate. Chicago Equity Partners, LLC manages over $7 billion in assets in a full range of domestic equity and fixed income strategies. Chicago Equity Partners’ clients [...]

CHICAGO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Illinois Student Assistance Commission (“ISAC”), has decided to extend the acceptance date of its tender offer to purchase its outstanding Taxable Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 2002 I-3, Senior Series 2003 IV-1, Senior Series 2003 IV-3, Senior Series 2004 View full post on All Stories

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings for of Nicor Inc. (Nicor) and its core gas utility subsidiary, Northern Illinois Gas Co. (dba Nicor Gas) as follows: Nicor –Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A’; –Short-Term IDR at ‘F1′; –Senior Unsecured at ‘A’; –Preferred Stock at ‘BBB+’; –Commercial Paper at ‘F1′. Nicor Gas –Long-Term [...]

Illinois’ attorney general has sent Ally Financial Inc. a letter demanding a meeting about whether state laws were broken by its mortgage servicing unit. The attorney general noted that Illinois was among 23 states where the company said it would suspend foreclosures. The state cited testimony in a Florida case by an employee who said [...]

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