OCC also stated its view that the recently announced asset sales by the Bank have increased the overall risk to the Bank’s capital base. The Bank’s management, however, believes that such transactions are critical steps to better position the Bank to attract outside capital.
Click on the following for more details: Regulators Reject Amcore's Capital Plan For A Second Time
The Illinois State Bar Association Bar Poll results for the 17th Judicial Circuit race for Boone County. Neither Ron Wait or David Englund are recommended. On 14.4% of attorneys who completed the poll felt Mr. Wait was qualified for office. This was the second lowest result for any judicial candidate in the state of Illinois outside of Cook County.
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Eleven candidates running in the Feb. 2 primary have filled out and released disclosure statements under the proposed ordinance drafted by the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water. The ordinance means to improve existing disclosure laws to require elected officials to list all real-estate holdings in county limits.
McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office identified several problems with the proposed ordinance….Chief among the office’s concerns were the penalties proposed for violating ….. County boards are not empowered under state law to make ordinance violations subject to misdemeanors or felonies.
Click on the following for more details: Northwest Herald | Candidates disclose land holdings under proposed ordinance
