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Pastor Mark Henton, shows the new blacktop outside Monument of Faith Evangelistic Church on Aug. 24, 2016, in Chicago's Ashburn neighborhood. The parking lot was paved using life insurance benefits from the deaths of church members; the money was only discovered when a church staffer checked the state treasurer's unclaimed property list.

Why life insurance benefits have sometimes gone unpaid in Illinois

June 9, 2018 at 12:09 p.m.

Lynn Lucchese-Soto thought she was being scammed when she got a phone call at work earlier this year, supposedly from the Illinois State Treasurer's office, saying that two children she...

The Cook County Jail at 26th Street and Sacramento Avenue in Chicago.

Ex-convicts to get loans and entrepreneurship training under new SBA program

June 9, 2018 at 11:34 p.m.

Fifty ex-convicts in the Chicago area hoping to start their own businesses will get entrepreneurship training and a crack at loans as part of a new $2.1 million program piloted...

Sprint will pay $2.3 million to settle a court case involving uncashed rebate checks in Illinois.

32,000 Illinoisans could get share of $2.3M Sprint rebate settlement

June 11, 2018 at 7:37 p.m.

Sprint will pay $2.3 million to settle a court case involving uncashed rebate checks for tens of thousands of Illinois consumers, a state official said Monday. The provider of telephone...

Pedestrians walk by the Urban Partnership Bank on 55 E. Jackson Blvd. in a 2015 file photo. Federal regulators are forcing the bank to raise capital and cut its spending.

Urban Partnership Bank in trouble with regulators

June 11, 2018 at 9:29 p.m.

Urban Partnership Bank, which rose in 2010 from the ashes of failed South Side lender ShoreBank, is already on the hot seat with financial regulators. The Chicago-based bank, which has...

Eyelash-extension studio Deka Lash plans to open six salons in Chicago over the next two years, with the first expected to open by year-end in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Eyelash-extension chain Deka Lash sets its sights on Chicago

June 10, 2018 at 9:28 a.m.

Deka Lash has a vision for the Chicago area. The franchiser of eyelash-extension studios plans to open six salons here over the next two years, with the first expected to...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Midwest Bank officials, FDIC in settlement for $26.5 million over loans

June 10, 2018 at 9:17 a.m.

Eighteen former Midwest Bank officers and directors will pay a total of $26.5 million to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to settle a 2013 lawsuit alleging that their negligence in...

USA's Kevin Durant and Jimmy Butler celebrate their win over Serbia in the gold medal basketball game on Aug. 21, 2016, at Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro.

Olympics bet on suburban company’s portable isolation units in event of catastrophe

June 10, 2018 at 9:49 a.m.

Go on a sales call with Peter Jenkner, and you're likely to hear about mustard gas, Ebola and H1N1. He's president of Romeoville-based Isovac Products, maker of a portable "isolation...

Security guard James Jurewicz, center, patrols North Broadway in the Lakeview East neighborhood July 28, 2016. Jurewicz was joined by another security guard who did not want his name used. The patrols are financed by the Lakeview East special service area, which is funded by a local property tax levy.

Wicker Park, Bucktown to spend $50,000 on safety initiatives

June 10, 2018 at 10:26 a.m.

The business district in Wicker Park and Bucktown will spend $50,000 on initiatives that could include private security patrols, security cameras and partnerships with local businesses to boost the area's...

Do Wicker Park, Bucktown need private security officers?

June 10, 2018 at 10:10 a.m.

Bucktown and Wicker Park are two of Chicago's trendiest neighborhoods, filled with people flocking to independent boutiques, national retail chains and vibrant dining and nightlife options. But their popularity also...

Esurance to hike car insurance rates in Illinois by average of 3.8 percent

June 10, 2018 at 10:10 a.m.

Esurance plans to hike car insurance rates in Illinois by an average of 3.8 percent, affecting 51,335 policyholders. The change is effective Aug. 11 for policies that are being renewed....

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