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Time to Honor Veterans, By Reining in Payday Lenders
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Time to Honor Veterans, By Reining in Payday Lenders
Remembering Lane Evans: A Hero for Progressives Across the Nation.
(Picture: 2001 Lerner-Egan Award for Distinguished Service Honoree Representative Lane Evans seated with 2001 keynote speaker Senator Paul Wellstone and Representative Jan Schakowsky at our 2001 Annual Dinner)
Help Us Fight for National Payday Loan Protections
Help Us Fight for National Payday Loan Protections
This year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is preparing to issue new rules for payday lenders. This historic and unprecedented opportunity will enable a federal agency to finally curb the payday loan debt trap nationwide, much like we have already done here in Illinois. We expect Payday lenders to mount a significant campaign to stop these efforts.
Citizen Action/Illinois Releases its Illinois Supreme Court Scorecard 2004-2014
As long as Judges are selected and retained by a process that includes elections, it is necessary that the voters have accurate information about candidates to make reasoned choices. The following summarizes the opinions of the Illinois Supreme Court over the last 10 years and reviews votes for justices up for retention this November.
Gov. Quinn Vetoes Ridesharing Protections, CA/IL Calls for Override.
From The Republic (therepublic.com):
Gov. Quinn vetoes ridesharing bills, says local governments best to regulate new industry
By Carla K. Johnson
Associated Press
August 25, 2014 - 2:20 pm EDT