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December 2009

December 16, 2009
Herald & Review, Decatur, IL

Horve confident he can turn around Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center

December 16, 2009
State Journal Register, Springfield, IL

Our Opinion: Questions remain in wake of hotel sale

December 15, 2009

Tribune, Chicago, IL

Springfield's Lincoln Hotel is auctioned by state for $6.5 million

December 15, 2009
State Journal Register, Springfield, IL

President Abraham Lincoln Hotel sells for $6.5 million

December 14, 2009
Sun Times, Chicago, IL

Developer bids $6.5 million for Lincoln hotel

December 10, 2009
Sun Times, Chicago, IL

State set to unload Abe Lincoln hotel

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November 2009

November 10, 2009
State Journal Register, Springfield, IL

Military loan program expanding in Illinois

November 9, 2009

Tribune, Chicago, IL

State treasurer extends loan program for returning soldiers

November 9, 2009
Quad-Cities Online, Moline, IL

Giannoulias announces 'welcome home' loans for military members

November 9, 2009

Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL
Military loan program expanding in Illinois

November 9, 2009

Associated Press

Military loan program expanding to Illinois

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October 2009

October 20, 2009

Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO

After 2 decades, Illinois finally closing the books on `hotel gate’

October 20, 2009
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL

State to auction Springfield hotel at center of bad taxpayer-backed loan

October 20, 2009
State Journal Register, Springfield, IL

Lincoln Hotel to be put up for auction

October 20, 2009

Associated Press

Illinois Treasurer Sets Date to Auction Hotel

October 12, 2009
Credit Union Times, Hoboken, NJ

Ill. CUs Join State Treasurer Venture on Unbanked

October 9, 2009
Beacon News, Aurora, IL

'You can do anything you want'

October 8, 2009
Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL

Treasurer urges shoebox savers to 'Bank on Aurora'

October 8, 2009
CUNA.org

Rockford CUs join Treasurer’s ‘Bank on’ program

October 7, 2009
Southern Illinoisan, Marion, IL

State treasurer proposes protection from predators

October 7, 2009
Daily Republican, Marion, IL

State treasurer pushes legislation to regulate debt settlement industry

October 6, 2009
State Journal Register, Springfield, IL

Giannoulias: Avoid debt settlement companies

October 5, 2009
Associated Press

Ill. treasurer seeks regulation of debt settlement

October 2, 2009
Tribune, Chicago, IL

Debt settlement companies: Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has outline to regulate them

October 1, 2009
WREX Channel 13, Rockford, IL

Bank program helps Rockford residents struggling to make ends meet

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August 2009

August 18, 2009
Telegraph, Alton, IL
'Cash Dash:' Treasurer's official helps citizens find unclaimed money

August 12, 2009
Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL

State law seeks to protect college students from credit predators

August 12, 2009
Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL

Quinn signs bill banning credit card freebies on college campuses

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July 2009

July 16, 2009
Farm Week, Bloomington, IL

State Treasurer Giannoulias visits IFB

July 16, 2009
Herald & Review, Decatur, IL

Giannoulias restarts farm loan program

July 14, 2009
Quincy Herald-Whig, Quincy, IL

Illinois treasurer stops in Quincy to talk about Cultivate Illinois agriculture loan program

July 14, 2009
Journal, Macomb, IL

Treasurer in Macomb

July 13, 2009
Quad-Cities Online, Moline, IL

Giannoulias pledges help for Quad City Die Casting employees

July 13, 2009
Quad-Cities Online, Moline, IL

Treasurer to announce revamped farm loan program

July 13, 2009
Farm Week, Bloomington, IL

Treasurer reinstates option with farm link-deposit program

July 13, 2008
Progress Illinois
Giannoulias: I'll "Fight Hard" For Quad City Die Casting

July 13, 2009
Quad-City Times, Davenport, IA

Illinois revamps guidelines for agriculture loans

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June 2009

June 29, 2009
Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL

Workers at Des Plaines suitmaker jubilant for victory over liquidation

June 26, 2008
Times, New York, NY
Hartmarx Wins Court's Approval for a Sale

June 25, 2009

Reuters, Chicago, IL

UPDATE 2-Hartmarx sale approved by US Judge

June 25, 2009

Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago, IL

Hartmarx sale approved by judge

June 23, 2009

Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago, IL

State sues Coldwell Banker over earnest money

June 19, 2009

The Motley Fool, Alexandria, VA

The Smart Way to Save for College

June 13, 2009

Wall Street Journal

Investors to Recover '529' Losses

June 9, 2009

Journal-Star, Peoria, IL

Cash Dash property claims net $1.625 million.

June 8, 2009
Tribune, Chicago, IL

Most Bright Start losses would be recovered in deal

June 8, 2009
Sun-Times, Chicago, IL

Bright Start loss covered?

June 6, 2009
Register-Star, Rockford, IL
You're better off if you build a banking relationship

June 6, 2009

Journal-Star, Peoria, IL

Who has unclaimed cash? You might.

June 5, 2009
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL

Treasurer's employees moving

June 3, 2009
Register-Star, Rockford, IL
State can't afford to reject savings that are 'too small'

June 3, 2009
Register-Star, Rockford, IL
Rockford to be pilot city for Bank On

June 2, 2009

Journal-Star, Peoria, IL

State hopes to give $1 million away in Peoria

June 1, 2009
Associated Press

Judge: Bidding on Obama suit maker to move ahead

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May 2009

May 22, 2009
Associated Press

Hartmarx OKs $85.5M sale to joint bidders

May 21, 2009
Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL

Peterson attorney no stranger to controversy

May 20, 2009

Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL
State treasurer offers tips to small businesses seeking stimulus money

May 18, 2009
Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL

Keeping credit in check for students

May 17, 2009

Times, Munster, IN
Giannoulias calls for crackdown on credit card issuers

May 15, 2009

Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL
Students could be protected from credit card applications

May 11, 2009
Crusader, Chicago, IL

State money tied to whether banks loan to poor communities

May 8, 2009
Times, New York, NY
Illinois Puts Pressure on Bank to Keep a Suit Factory Open

May 8, 2009
Tribune, Chicago, IL

Hartmarx union protest puts pressure on Wells Fargo

May 7, 2009

ABC 7, Chicago, IL

Menswear workers fighting for jobs

May 7, 2009
Sun-Times, Chicago, IL

Giannoulias to Wells Fargo: Back off Hartmarx

May 7, 2009
Quad-Cities Online, Moline, IL

Giannoulias announces 'anti-bailout'

May 7, 2009
Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL

State official threatens bank in suitmaker's bankruptcy

May 6, 2009
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL

State collects on President Lincoln Hotel Sale timetable remains unclear

May 3, 2008
Investment News, New York, NY
OppenheimerFunds faces heat from 529 plans

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April 2009

April 24, 2008
Progress Illinois
A Closer Look At Those Bright Start Losses

April 23, 2008
Morningstar Inc.
The Best and Worst 529 College-Savings Plans

April 23, 2009

Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL
State pension board reforms good first step

April 21, 2009

Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO

Illinois lawmakers target credit offers

April 20, 2009

Pensions & Investments, New York, NY

Is bigger better?

April 18, 2009

Wall Street Journal

Obamas Pump Up College Savings

April 15, 2009

Money Magazine

Best Low-Risk 529 Plans

April 15, 2009

Daily Illini, Champaign, IL

Credit card bill essential to end debt

April 15, 2009

Tribune, Chicago, IL

Big money

April 12, 2009
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL

Bill to help college students avoid credit card debt advances

April 6, 2009

Telegraph, Alton, IL
Credit counseling: Treasurer's office helps consumers avoid debt

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March 2009

March 30, 2009

Journal-Star, Peoria, IL

Panel discusses ways to change legislative redistricting in Illinois

March 27, 2009

Journal-Courier, Jacksonville, IL

State should consolidate pension management

March 25, 2009

Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL
Local day care Katie's Kids opening second location

March 25, 2009

Telegraph, Alton, IL
Treasurer's pension idea makes sense

March 19, 2009
Daily Journal, Kankakee, IL

Editorial: Overextended

March 17, 2009

Daily Journal, Kankakee, IL

Editorial: Pension deficit

March 16, 2009

Daily Journal, Kankakee, IL

Editorial: Pension reform

March 14, 2009
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL

Reform committee takes on outside influences on government

March 11, 2009
Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL
Lawmakers consider cracking down on campus credit

March 10, 2009

Tribune, Chicago, IL

Ill. treasurer wants to lump pension funds

March 10, 2009
Register-Mail, Galesburg, IL
Giannoulias pushes lawmakers to combine pension systems

March 8, 2009
Register-Star, Rockford, IL
Combining pension funds makes sense ethically, financially

March 8, 2009

Daily Journal, Kankakee, IL

Giannoulias: Curb college credit cards

March 5, 2009

News-Democrat, Belleville, IL

State treasurer touts legislation to stop credit card companies from preying on college kids

March 5, 2009

Telegraph, Alton, IL
State treasurer promotes bill on credit for students

March 5, 2009

Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, IL

State treasurer visits SIUC touting credit card reform

March 5, 2009

News-Gazette, Champaign, IL

State treasurer visits UI to warn about credit-card marketing

March 4, 2009

Daily Illini, Champaign, IL

Solicitation bill mitigates problem but is no solution

March 4, 2009

Daily Illini, Champaign, IL

Giannoulias collects signatures on the Quad

March 4, 2009

Register-Star, Rockford, IL

Treasurer pushes credit-card reform to help students

March 2009

Consumer Reports

Savings plans that make the grade

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February 2009

February 27, 2009

NBC Channel 5 , Chicago, IL

Credit Crunch: "The Sandwich Loophole"

February 27, 2009

Tribune, Chicago, IL

People with disabilities gain skills, self-confidence through agency

February 22, 2009

Sun-Times, Chicago, IL

Cash Dash mystery: 'Pauper' leaves $207K, no heirs

February 19, 2009

Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO

Illinois bill would make credit card companies market fairly on campus

February 17, 2009

Tribune, Chicago, IL

Protect students from credit card debt

February 17, 2009

Tribune, Chicago, IL

Consumer advocates urge against income tax return loans

February 10, 2009

Daily Illini, Champaign, IL

State official targets credit card promotions

February 10, 2009

ABC 7, Chicago, IL

State treasurer warns against quick cash loans

February 10, 2009

Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO

Illinois investigates defense costs in death penalty case

February 10, 2009

State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL

Embezzler of $750K from state treasurer's office going to prison

February 3, 2009
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL

$6,000 find attests to value of checking Cash Dash

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January 2009

January 28, 2009

Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Washington, DC

Illinois makes major Israel Bonds purchase

January 27, 2009

Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO

Cash, lots of other unclaimed property stored by Illinois

January 22, 2009

Economist, Chicago, IL

The land of liabilities

January 18, 2009

Journal-Star, Peoria, IL

Our View: Public must demand crackdown on corruption

January 15, 2009

The Oregonian, Portland, OR

Oregon, Illinois investigate college savings plan losses

January 14, 2009

Tribune, Chicago, IL

Illinois state treasurer warns of dismal financial outlook

January 14, 2009

Sun-Times, Chicago, IL

Ill. wants Bright Start College Savings program's $85M back

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