A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: OWNER OF BANKRUPT HOME BUILDING COMPANY INDICTED ON FEDERAL BANK FRAUD CHARGES RELATED TO COLLAPSE OF ALGONQUIN PROJECT CHICAGO — The former owner of an area home building company that went bankrupt … Continue reading
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A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: WOODSTOCK MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL BANK FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES ROCKFORD — A Woodstock, Ill., man pleaded guilty today in Federal Court to charges of bank fraud and money laundering. … Continue reading
The bank labeled “Amcore, Now Harris” on Crystal Lake’s Route 14 is scheduled for closure September 18th. That’s what the letter from Barbara Dirks, Harris’ Senior Vice President for Branch Distribution tells me. With a branch located across from Pauly … Continue reading
That’s what the sign said when I drove up to the Crystal Lake branch of what used to be Amcore Bank. … Continue reading
I drove over to the Crystal Lake Branch of what used to be Amcore Bank this morning before the doors open, but after the drive-in window were available to customers. There were folks in offices looking at paper, maybe from … Continue reading
Broadway Bank may be capturing the headlines because of its family connection to Alexi Giannoulias, the Democratic Party’s candidate for U.S. Senator, but the big Illinois bank going down in Illinois is Amcore. Amcore has $3.8 billion in assets, while … Continue reading
That’s what Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting in an online article entitled, Harris is bidding on teetering Amcore Bank Amcore’s most visible local failure is what folks call the Tyvek Towers in Downtown Algonquin. My biggest concern is whether I’ll … Continue reading
Back when I state representative in the 1990’s I suggested that Algonquin could improve the quality of life of pretty much everyone driving east on Algonquin Road across Route 31 by creating a park where the failed condominium project now … Continue reading
Real trouble, according to the Chicago Tribune this morning. The most visible indication of the problem is at the northeast corner of Routes 31 and 62. I’m told Riverside Square is supposed to be finished in brick, but from across … Continue reading
When Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club member and Crystal Lake Public Library Board President Carol Heisler said that the Crystal Lake Library’s remodeling project had come in “on time and under budget,” it caught my attention. How often does that happen … Continue reading
When Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club member and Crystal Lake Public Library Board President Carol Heisler said that the Crystal Lake Library’s remodeling project had come in “on time and under budget,” it caught my attention. How often does that happen … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club’s Rose Day pick-up is at the lower level of the Crystal Lake branch of Amcore Bank from 8 through late afternoon. If you want to know if any are left, call 815-356-2157. While 136 dozen … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club’s Rose Day pick-up is at the lower level of the Crystal Lake branch of Amcore Bank from 8 through late afternoon. If you want to know if any are left, call 815-356-2157. While 136 dozen … Continue reading