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Can Public Banks Play in Tax Equity Markets?

2 years 6 months ago
What’s the difference between building clean energy and paying for it to be built? With billions in tax breaks at stake, the distinction is becoming more important to parse.
Lee Harris

Big Queer Picnic in Tower Grove Will Be 'Cottagecore Daydream'

2 years 6 months ago
Get on your best cottagecore duds and head to the Big Queer Picnic in Tower Grove Park this Sunday. Bring your own picnic and supplies (blanket, pillows, chairs etc.) to Tower Grove Park to spend the afternoon with the community. The theme is "cottagecore daydream."
Monica Obradovic

Love for Louis: Community Celebrates Schnucks Employee's 40th Year

2 years 6 months ago
ALTON - Walk into Schnucks, and you’ll be greeted with a smile. Run into Louis, and you’ll be pulled into a hug. On Friday, June 16, Louis Finley was recognized by All Things Alton as the area’s favorite essential worker. People across the Riverbend voted in the Facebook contest. The Schnucks employees and friends in attendance also noted that Finley will celebrate his 40th year at Alton Schnucks in November. “The whole thing’s overwhelming, to see everybody — generations — come up and still care about you,” Finley said. Karen Flowers-Raymond, one of the managers at the Alton branch, said that she’s been keeping Finley updated on the Facebook contest because he’s “old school” and doesn’t have a cell phone or Facebook page himself. The post on the All Things Alton page has received a lot of attention, including dozens of comments from Schnucks shoppers who have positive memories of Finley and

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Attorney General Raoul Secures Settlement With Lingerie Retailer For Deceptive Advertising And Billing Practices

2 years 6 months ago
CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a $2.35 million multistate settlement with AdoreMe, Inc., an online lingerie retailer. The settlement resolves claims that the company deceptively marketed its VIP Membership Program to consumers and made it difficult for consumers to cancel their memberships. “I am pleased with the settlement to hold Adore Me, Inc. accountable for engaging in alleged deceptive marketing to its consumers,” Raoul said. “I will continue to work to ensure that Illinois consumers are treated fairly.” AdoreMe offered consumers discounted pricing if they enrolled in its VIP Membership Program. Once enrolled in the program, consumers were charged $39.95 a month. Consumers could only avoid this automatic charge if they made a purchase before the sixth day of each month or logged into their AdoreMe accounts to decline the charge. The monthly charges accrued in the consumers’ accounts in the form of store credits, which could

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