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THOUSANDS OF LOCAL COMCASTERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILIES TO PARTICPATE IN LARGEST COR...

Comcast announces nearly 70 local projects and encourages public to get involved on April 27
SCHAUMBURG, IL – April 12, 2013 – Comcast Cares Day, the company’s signature day of service and the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort, will be held this year on Saturday, April 27. On that day, along with their counterparts around the nation, thousands of local Comcast and NBCUniversal employees and...

Sikich Appoints Three Members to Newly Created Advisory Board

NAPERVILLE, Ill. ― April 3, 2013 ― Sikich LLP, a leading accounting, advisory, investment banking, technology and managed services firm, announced today the formation and appointment of three members to its firm advisory board. The esteemed members, who include Chicago-area business executives and owners, will tap into their diverse backgrounds to offer valuable perspectives and advice to...

Triton College Board of Trustees approves tax abatement of $2.4 million

Triton College’s Board of Trustees has approved a tax abatement that will provide relief to households within the college’s district during these struggling economical times.

During the March 19 board meeting, the Board of Trustees approved a $2.4 million tax abatement from funds available from the college’s 2012 Tax Levy reserve. The abatement – which is rare for an educational institution, let alone a community...

Triton College offers scholarship in memory of Maywood teen

Dominique Thomas had dreams of becoming an engineer even though it is a male-dominated field. The Maywood teen fueled her dream in the summer of 2011 by participating in a summer manufacturing camp at Triton College, called GADgET. The camp, which stands for Girls Adventuring in Design Engineering and Technology and is partly funded through a grant from Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs (NBT), the foundation of the...

Illinois Investment Firm Lost Millions for Clients

Investors and creditors in the now defunct Illinois-based Commercial Mortgage and Finance (CMF) investment company are owed $63 million, of which only a fraction has been recovered.

Among its various lines of business, Rockford-based CMF made residential and commercial loans and sold certificates of deposit (CDs) and mortgage backed-investments. The FBI and state authorities have accused the onetime head of CMF,...

Triton College and National Louis University announce an additional bachelor’s d...

Triton College students and anyone who holds an associate’s degree can now pursue a bachelor’s degree in Special Education from National Louis University, without leaving Triton College’s campus in River Grove.

National Louis University recently added the bachelor’s degree option to Triton College’s University Center, which provides anyone with an associate’s degree the option of pursuing a select bachelor’s or...

Triton College and Dominican University partner on bachelor’s degree option for ...

Triton College and Dominican University have partnered to bring Triton’s students and anyone in the community with an associate’s degree the option of pursuing a bachelor’s degree from Dominican, without leaving Triton’s campus.

Triton College’s University Center provides students with the opportunity to pursue a select bachelor’s or master’s degree on Triton’s campus through partnerships with several public and...

Triton College awarded grant to create a pilot Green Business Certification prog...

Triton College has received a $15,000 grant from the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation to create a pilot Green Business Certification program. Triton will be partnering with the Illinois Green Business Association (IGBA) to guide businesses located in Oak Park and River Forest through the certification process. The grant is part of funds awarded to projects that will help the two communities implement the...

Triton College welcomes the newest U.S. Bank branch in the area to campus on Nov...

RIVER GROVE, Ill. (Nov. 2, 2012) – Triton College students, faculty and staff no longer have to leave campus to find a full-service bank. That’s because U.S. Bank will open a new branch in the student center at Triton College. This new partnership includes a full service On-Site branch able to provide financial services from checking accounts, savings, loans, mortgages, investments and more to all students, faculty...
 

HILCO ANNOUNCES OCTOBER 30th BRIERHILL HOME AUCTION AT A DRASTICALLY REDUCED RES...

Reduction of reserve price creates extraordinary value on a spectacular North Shore property at 690 Brierhill Road, Deerfield, IL.
October 22, 2012:  Northbrook IL — Hilco Real Estate Auctions, LLC (www.hilcoreal.com ) announced plans to hold an “Open Outcry” auction on October 30, 2012 for an exclusive 13,000 square foot mansion located at 690 Brierhill Road in Deerfield, Illinois.  The auction will be held on...