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10/10/09 - IHDA Urges First-Time Homebuyers to Take Advantage of Home Start Advance Loan
Must Close Before December 1, 2009 to Qualify for Advance Loan on Federal Credit
CHICAGO – With the federal tax credit deadline fast approaching, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) reminds potential first-time homebuyers to take advantage of the Home Start Tax Advance Loan. The deadline for the loan, which offers up to $6,000 in down payment assistance, is December 1, 2009.

10/09/09 - Liquor Control Commission Monthly Underage Compliance Report
SPRINGFIELD – In September, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) conducted compliance checks around the state and visited 115 businesses licensed to sell liquor. They cited 27 licensees for violations of liquor control laws. Seventy-seven percent of the licensees visited complied with Illinois liquor laws and refused to serve underage customers.

10/09/09 - State Regulator cites players at center of breast cancer victim’s public aid funeral and burial
Offers common-sense advice when planning funeral
CHICAGO – After learning of problems with a funeral held at Mount Hope Cemetery in unincorporated Cook County, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s (IDFPR) has begun disciplinary proceedings against two individuals—one licensed funeral director and one unlicensed employee—involved in a breast cancer victim’s funeral this past summer. A second funeral director, Charles A. Woodcox, was charged with failing to comply with a subpoena related to his firm’s business dealings.


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