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Auto insurance industry attempts to quash disclosure of windfall profits during COVID-19 pandemic

May 9, 2022

New data shows insurance exec compensation ballooned while world suffered FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 9, 2022 CONTACTS:  Abe Scarr, State Director, 312-983-2789,...

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Children's Savings Accounts

Parent Leaders, Advocates Celebrate That Children’s Savings Account Program, Signed into Law in 2019, is Finally Funded in Illinois Budget

April 9, 2022

PRESS RELEASE  Contact: Amy Eisenstein, 630-878-9701, aeisenstein@heartlandalliance.org  SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 9, 2022 — The Illinois General Assembly...

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Credit Repair Companies Deceitfully Charge Consumers

March 17, 2022

Thursday, March 17, 2022 Credit Repair Companies Deceitfully Charge Consumers Contact: Amy Eisenstein, aeisenstein@heartlandalliance.org, 630-878-9701 SPRINGFIELD – The...

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Children's Savings Accounts

Support Children’s Savings Account Funding

February 15, 2022

Read more about our coalition’s effort to fully fund and equitably implement the statewide Children’s Savings Account Program in Illinois. Sign on as an...

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Racial Equity

Pocket Guide: Equity to Reduce the Racial Wealth Gap

February 2, 2022

This pocket guide is for use by policy advocates, lawmakers, and program administrators to review whether a proposed policy or program advances equity, specifically racial...

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Consumer Protections

The Deception of Predatory Credit Repair Companies

January 10, 2022

Credit repair companies run a sophisticated and complex scam. Advertising widely in low-income areas and communities of color, these companies promise to “fix” your...

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COMPTROLLER MENDOZA EXTENDS COVID BREAK FOR WORKING FAMILIES

January 6, 2022

Thursday, January 6, 2022  COMPTROLLER MENDOZA EXTENDS COVID BREAK FOR STRUGGLING TAXPAYERS – Illinois Comptroller’s Office...

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Consumer Protections

Illinois Laws Let Debt Collectors Push Families into Poverty as Pandemic Protections Expire

November 9, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 10, 2021 Financial Inclusion for All Illinois: Amy Eisenstein, 630-878-9701; National Consumer Law Center Contact: Stephen Rouzer...

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Asset Limit Reform

Congressman Davis: Support the Update and Expansion of SSI

September 8, 2021

This letter, co-authored by FIAI partners, advocates for older adults and disability advocates, urges Congressman Davis to include long overdue updates and improvements to...

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