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Press Releases

Release: Illinois Puts Families at Risk to Feed an Insatiable Debt Collection Machine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 12, 2019 Woodstock Institute Contact : Jenna Severson (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) National Consumer Law Center Contact: Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) Download the full report, state maps and state-specific information: https://www.nclc.org/issues/report-still-no-fresh-start.html Illinois Puts Families at Risk to Feed an...

November 12, 2019 at 10:30 am read more

RELEASE: VICTORY! Illinois Legislature Votes to End Inequitable License Suspensions by Passing the License to Work Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  October 29, 2019 VICTORY! ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE VOTES TO END INEQUITABLE LICENSE SUSPENSIONS BY PASSING THE “LICENSE TO WORK ACT” SPRINGFIELD– After three years of advocacy, SB 1786, the License to Work Act, has passed out of...

October 29, 2019 at 3:47 pm read more

RELEASE: Once Again, Trump Administration Puts Profit before People, Ignores Needs of Most Vulnerable

Once Again, Trump Administration Puts Profit before People, Ignores Needs of Most Vulnerable   CFPB’s Stalled Payday Loan Protections and HUD’s Decision to Change Fair Housing Safeguards Threaten Consumers and Communities of Color FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 19, 2019 PRESS...

August 19, 2019 at 4:36 pm read more

RELEASE: Banks Lend to Wealthier, Whiter, and Urban Illinois Communities While Rural, Lower-Income, and Minority Areas Struggle

Banks Lend to Wealthier, Whiter, and Urban Illinois Communities While Rural, Lower-Income, and Minority Areas Struggle New Report Examines Small Business Lending Post-Recession, Offers Policy and Practice Recommendations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2019 PRESS CONTACTS: Jenna Severson (c) 616-914-2844...

August 6, 2019 at 11:00 am read more

Release: Strong Anti-Robocall Bill Clears House, Senators Durbin and Duckworth Must Back Key Consumer Protections

Strong Anti-Robocall Bill Clears House, Senators Durbin and Duckworth Must Back Key Consumer Protections FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 24, 2019 Woodstock Institute contact: Jenna Severson, jseverson@woodstockinst.org or (312)368-0310 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Stephen Rouzer, srouzer@nclc.org or (202) 595-7847;...

July 24, 2019 at 5:26 pm read more

Release: Mayor Lightfoot Proposes Major Changes to City’s Vehicle Ticketing System

Mayor Lightfoot Proposes Major Changes to City’s Vehicle Ticketing System Lightfoot Supports State Bill to End Harmful Driver’s License Suspensions; Advocates Hail the Announcement as Major Step Forward FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2019 PRESS CONTACTS: Jenna Severson (o) 312-368-0310...

July 23, 2019 at 9:45 am read more

Statement: City Collaborative Proposes Incremental Reforms to Chicago’s Vehicle Ticketing System

City Collaborative Proposes Incremental Reforms to Chicago’s Vehicle Ticketing System Debt Forgiveness Program Could Provide Tangible Support to Impacted Chicagoans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2019 PRESS CONTACTS: Jenna Severson (o) 312-368-0310 (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) CHICAGO, IL – The Chicago City Clerk today...

June 11, 2019 at 10:37 am read more

Illinois General Assembly Passes Children’s Savings Account Legislation

Illinois General Assembly Passes Children’s Savings Account Legislation If Signed By Governor, Bipartisan Effort Will Make College Completion Four Times Likelier for Kids in Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2019 PRESS CONTACTS: Jenna Severson (o) 312-368-0310 SPRINGFIELD, IL –...

May 30, 2019 at 10:50 am read more

Report: Older Chicagoans at Risk as Banks Innovate

Report: Older Chicagoans at Risk as Banks Innovate Seniors in Chicago’s South Side at Highest Risk FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2019 PRESS CONTACTS: Jenna Severson CHICAGO, IL – A reportreleased today by Woodstock Institute entitled “Digitally Divided: Older Adult...

April 17, 2019 at 11:54 am read more

Release: Access to Credit or Access to Debt?

Access to Credit or Access to Debt? Under New Leadership Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Caves to Loan Sharks, Reopens Historic Payday Protections   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 6, 2018   PRESS CONTACTS: Brent Adams (badams@woodstockinst.org) or Jenna Severson (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) CHICAGO,...

February 6, 2019 at 4:39 pm read more
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