Suspect in River North bank robbery wanted in 6 other bank robberies
\n(Chicago Sun Times © 01/18/2012)
Authorities are looking for a man who robbed a River North neighborhood bank Monday morning and is suspected of committing six other bank robberies.\n \nMonday?s robbery happened at the North Community Bank at 448 N. Wells St. a");
document.write("bout 10 a.m., according to police.\n \nThe man entered the bank, gave the teller a note and robbed the bank before fleeing in a maroon Chevy Blazer, unconfirmed police dispatch...\n
Urban Partnership Bank opens Bronzeville branch
\n(Chicago Tribune © 01/18/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Urban Partnership Bank, ");
document.write("the South Side successor to failed ShoreBank, on Thursday will hold a grand opening for its new Bronzeville branch.\n\nLocated in an old fast-food restaurant at 101 E. 35th St., the branch replaces a facility that Urban Partnership Bank had earlier closed in the neighborhood.\n\nIt's the fourth new full-service branch that Urban Partnership Bank has opened in less than three mo...\n
Iowa company announces Illinois bank purchases
\n(WREX (NBC) 13 Rockford © 01/17/2012)
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois bank owned by Muscatine-based Central Bancshares Inc. is buying two branches of a Wisconsin-based bank.\n \n\nCentral Bancshares says its F&M Bank in Galesburg, Ill., has agreed to acquire the Galesburg offices of Associated Bank of Green Bay, Wis.\n \n\nTerms of the deal weren't disclosed. The transaction includes about $66 mi...\n
Durbin urges transparency by banks
\n(Alton Telegraph © 01/11/2012)
EDWARDSVILLE — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants banks to be more transparent when college students open checking accounts and is calling on assistance from colleges and universities to help.\n\nDurbin, D-Ill., spoke Tuesday to students, staff and administrators at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville about a plan for fi");
document.write("nancial institutions to voluntarily adopt a disclosure form for fees.\n\n&ldq...\n
FBI and Laredo Police Department Announce $5,000 Reward for Information in Laredo Bank Robbery
\n(Chicago Press Release Service © 01/11/2012)
LAREDO, TX,?Cory B. Nelson, Special Agent in Charge of the San Antonio Division of the Federal Bureau of Investi");
document.write("gation (FBI), whose territory includes Laredo, Texas, and Chief Carlos Maldonado of the Laredo Police Department (LPD), announced today that the FBI and the Laredo PD are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of an unknown male subject wanted f...\n
Security Bank president to retire
\n(Springfield State");
document.write(" Journal Register © 01/11/2012)
Steve Cour, president and CEO of Security Bank of Springfield, has announced plans to retire at the end of June, after 40 years at the bank.\n\n\n\n\n Cour, 61, said he began discussions with the board of directors last fall and made the decision final in an announcement to bank employees last week.\n\n\n\n\n Security Bank, which celebrated its 100th year in 2006, has four local locations. The bank has abou...\n
Seaway Bank President Appointed to State Banking Board of Illinois
\n(Trib-local Hinsdale © 01/10/2012)
CHICAGO (January 10, 2012) ? Walter E. Grady, President and CEO of Seaway Bank and Trust Company, has been appointed by Gov. Pat Quinn to serve a four-year term on the State Banking Board of Illinois. \n\n\n?It is an honor to serve the State of Illinois as a member of this board,? said Mr. Grady. ?The people of the state, as well as the financial industry, will benefit from the ");
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Woman sentenced in $400,000 fraud against bank, state
\n(Champaign News Gazette © 01/06/2012)
Facebook LikeGoogle Plus OneTweet Widget \n \n \n \n\nURBANA ? A former Mattoon woman has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution of more than $400,000 for defrauding a lo");
document.write("cal bank and the Illinois Department of Revenue.\n\n\nChief U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey sentenced Rebecca L. Shockley, 63, currently of Bradenton, Fla., on Wednesday. He allowed ...\n
FBI: Woman robs second bank after first try fails
\n(Chicago Tribune © 01/06/2012) (Registration Required)\n
The FBI i");
document.write("s on the hunt for a woman in large glasses and a winter hat and coat who tried to rob a bank this afternoon in the Montclare neighborhood and then held up a another one in Little Village two hours later.\n\nThe attempted robbery happened about 2:30 p.m. at the Fifth Third Bank branch, 2710 N. Narragansett Ave., according to the FBI.\n\nThe Hispanic woman in her early 20s, who is 5-foot-2 to 5...\n
'They blew the case wide open': Man charged in bank robbery in Collinsville
\n(Belleville News-Democrat © 12/16/2011)
A 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the Monday morning bank robbery in Collinsville.\n\n Tam Minh Nguyen, of the 600 block of Summit Street in Collinsville, was charged with aggravated robbery Thursday in Madison County Circuit Court, according to Collinsville police. Nguyen was being held on $200,000 bail at the Collinsville Police Station.\n\n Nguyen was arrested Wednesday...\n
Foreclosure activity slips in much of Chicago area, nationwide
\n(Chicago Tribune © 12/16/2011) (Registration Required)\n
The number of homes in foreclosure dropped nationally and in most Chicago-area counties in November, but some areas saw more properties headed to court-ordered auctions.\n\n\n\n\n\nForeclosure filings were r");
document.write("eported on 224,394 properties across the U.S. last month, a 3 percent drop from October, RealtyTrac reported Thursday. Notices of default, the first step in the foreclosure process, fell 8 percent fr...\n
Paper savings bonds disappear Jan. 1
\n(Chicago Tribune © 12/16/2011) (Registration Required)\n
This holi");
document.write("day season is your last chance to stop by the bank and buy a paper savings bond, either for yourself or your loved ones.\n\nStarting Jan. 1, you'll no longer be able to purchase paper savings bonds at banks or other financial institutions. Instead, the savings bonds, which have been around since 1935, will be replaced by electronic bonds that can only be purchased online.\n\nThe Treasury Depa...\n
Morgan scam victim offers cautionary tale
\n(Jacksonville Journal Courier © 12/16/2011)
After being worked over for about a month by charismatic shysters, a rural Morgan County man has learned a lesson in trustworthiness — to the tune of $10,000. \n\nThough initially suspicious, his trusting nature got the better of him and he hopes that others don’t make the same mistake.\n\n“They pretty much cleaned me out,” he said. “Very professional people. I can't beli...\n
Debit or credit, plastic increasingly more popular than cash, checks
\n(Decatur Herald and Review © 12/15/2011)
DECATUR - Zane Peterson has only been managing Millikin hot spot\nUniversity Dogs since April, but in those eight months, he's\nlearned just how popular debit and credit cards are as payment\nmethods.\n\n \n\n\"Since we've opened, we've had a big number of debit and credi");
document.write("t\ncard transactions,\" said Peterson, a Millikin business graduate. He\nestimates that about 60 percent of the transactions at the\nChicago...\n
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