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Title:  

State Regulators Honor National Consumer Protection Week

 
 Volume/Number:  2014 March 6 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is working with the Federal Trade Commission and state and local governments across the country to help struggling families cope with financial challenges. 
 Date Created:  03-06-2014 
 Agency ID:  229**14 
 ISL ID:  000000058465   Original UID: 179670 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Regulators Offering Professional Exam in Chinese A New Start for the Lunar New Year

 
 Volume/Number:  2014 January 31 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  Today the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced that it would be offering cosmetology testing in simplified Chinese. Before becoming a licensed cosmetologist, passage of this test is mandatory. Offering the test in Chinese will give Chinese speaking Illinoisans an opportunity to begin their careers without the barriers of taking the test in another language. 
 Date Created:  01-31-2014 
 Agency ID:  113**14 
 ISL ID:  000000057878   Original UID: 178982 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Regulators Remind Consumers to Buy Contact Lenses from a Licensed Health Care Professional

 
 Volume/Number:  2011 March 7 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is reminding Illinois contact lens purchasers that buying colored contact lenses from anyone other than a licensed eye care professional is dangerous. Colored lenses are popular among high school and college students and are often purchased at malls and flea markets without proper examinations and fittings. 
 Date Created:  03 07 2011 
 Agency ID:  251**11 
 ISL ID:  000000034856   Original UID: 45274 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Regulators Revoke License to LPN Education Program

 
 Volume/Number:  2014 July 23 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation today revoked the license of Omega/American Hope Institute, in Rosemont, which had been offering a program for aspiring licensed practical nurses. 
 Date Created:  07-23-2014 
 Agency ID:  839**14 
 ISL ID:  000000052814   Original UID: 174037 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Regulators Settle with Hundreds of Mortgage Loan Originators over SAFE Act Education Requirements

 
 Volume/Number:  2022 January 19 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  Press release: Twenty-three of the loan originators hold licenses here in Illinois. 
 Date Created:  01-19-2022 
 Agency ID:   
 ISL ID:  000000104821   Original UID: 211547 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Regulators Start Cannabis Regulators Association

 
 Volume/Number:  2020 November 12 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  Press release: Today state cannabis regulators from across the United States announced formation of a non-partisan organization, the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), to better share institutional knowledge and regulatory best practices. 
 Date Created:  11-12-2020 
 Agency ID:   
 ISL ID:  000000089321   Original UID: 200392 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Regulators Warn Halloween Colored Contacts Could Permanently Damage Your Eyes

 
 Volume/Number:  2015 October 14 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  With the Halloween season upon us, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is reminding the public that purchasing colored contact lenses from anyone other than a licensed eye care professional or pharmacist is dangerous. 
 Date Created:  10-14-2015 
 Agency ID:  932**15 
 ISL ID:  000000072822   Original UID: 190318 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Regulators Warn that Colored Contact Lenses Could be Dangerous this Halloween

 
 Volume/Number:  2013 October 24 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is reminding Illinois contact lens purchasers that buying colored contact lenses for a Halloween costume or fashion statement from anyone other than a licensed eye care professional is dangerous. Colored lenses are popular among high school and college students and are often purchased at malls and flea markets without proper examinations and fittings. This puts thousands of Illinois customers at risk of scratches, infections and potential blindness. 
 Date Created:  10-24-2013 
 Agency ID:  1068**13 
 ISL ID:  000000051826   Original UID: 172821 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Revokes Licenses of Health Care Workers Convicted of Sex Crimes or Crimes against Patients

 
 Volume/Number:  2011 August 22 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  Earlier today, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) revoked the licenses of 11 health care workers who have been convicted of sex offenses or violent crimes against their patients. These revocations are required by a new law signed by Governor Quinn last month. 
 Date Created:  08 22 2011 
 Agency ID:  960**11 
 ISL ID:  000000037633   Original UID: 18551 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Scholarship Program Eases Nursing Shortage and Expands Options for Health Care Professionals

 
 Volume/Number:  2009 December 23 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  Press Release: As Illinois grapples with high unemployment and reduced access to health care, one Illinois program is working to ease both of these problems. The Illinois Nursing Education Scholarship Program provides 140 nursing students with enough money to pay tuition and other expenses in nursing programs across the state. 
 Date Created:  12 23 2009 
 Agency ID:  1749**09 
 ISL ID:  000000034717   Original UID: 16254 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Suspends License of Chicago Area Veterinarian

 
 Volume/Number:  2010 November 24 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  Press Release: The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) suspended the Veterinary and Controlled Substance licenses of Gary Robert Friederich, DVM. Donald W. Seasock, Acting Director of the Division of Professional Regulation, signed the summary suspension order late yesterday. 
 Date Created:  11 24 2010 
 Agency ID:  1493**10 
 ISL ID:  000000034815   Original UID: 16311 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Urges Caution towards Medical Cannabis Clinics

 
 Volume/Number:  2013 December 16 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  As the State of Illinois prepares to implement the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act (Act), the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) urges both physicians and members of the public to be cautious about setting up or visiting so-called medical cannabis clinics. 
 Date Created:  12-16-2013 
 Agency ID:  1256**13 
 ISL ID:  000000052479   Original UID: 173681 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

State Warns Holiday Shoppers to Remember: Safety First

 
 Volume/Number:  2010 December 15 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  For many, spa treatments have become an important part of prepping for holiday parties or tropical vacations and are an increasingly popular gift for loved ones and family members. 
 Date Created:  12 15 2010 
 Agency ID:  1577**10 
 ISL ID:  000000033760   Original UID: 15554 FIRST WORD: State 
 

Title:  

Statement Regarding Background Checks for Medical Cannabis Organizations

 
 Volume/Number:  2015 February 10 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  The following is a joint statement from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Illinois Department of Agriculture:The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) and Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced today that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has approved the use of criminal history record information checks for non-Illinois state and federal criminal background checks of medical cannabis organizations. This approval is pursuant to changes made to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act by Public Act 98-1172. The Departments shall work jointly to ensure that these extended criminal background checks will be conducted prior to the initial operation of any cultivation center or dispensary. 
 Date Created:  02-10-2015 
 Agency ID:  120**15 
 ISL ID:  000000065280   Original UID: 183132 FIRST WORD: Statement 
 

Title:  

States Mortgage Fraud Task Force unravels $7.7 million scheme to defraud lenders

 
 Volume/Number:  2010 March 8 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  Press Release: Officials from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations (IDFPR) Mortgage Fraud Task Force (MFTF) today announced a series of disciplinary actions 
 Date Created:  03 8 2010 
 Agency ID:  230**10 
 ISL ID:  000000027910   Original UID: 13192 FIRST WORD: States 
 

Title:  

Statewide Cemetery Database Capturing Vast Majority of States Burials

 
 Volume/Number:  2011 May 3 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  Six months after the Cemetery Oversight Acts on-line database became active, more than 17,900 burials have been electronically recorded in the statewide database, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations (IDFPR) announced today. IDFPR estimates that nearly 75% of burials in the State are now being entered into the database. By creating the States first comprehensive burial records database, families will have a place to turn if they are unable to find the location of a loved ones grave. 
 Date Created:  05 03 2011 
 Agency ID:  539**11 
 ISL ID:  000000035894   Original UID: 17125 FIRST WORD: Statewide 
 

Title:  

Steps for Social Equity Criteria Lottery

 
 Volume/Number:  2022  
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  This graphic details the steps from start to finish for the Social Equity Criteria Lottery. 
 Date Created:  12-13-2022 
 Agency ID:   
 ISL ID:  000000102672   Original UID: 208768 FIRST WORD: Steps 
 

Title:  

Streamlined Nursing Licensure Verification Begins Today

 
 Volume/Number:  2015 August 3 
 Issuing Agency:   
 Description:  Verifications of Licensure for Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licenses will be completed through the National Council of State Board of Nursings Nursys system, beginning today. Nursys, a 24/7 nationwide database for verification of nurse licensure, discipline and practice privileges, will make licensure verification immediately available to the board of nursing where an individual is applying for licensure. 
 Date Created:  08-03-2015 
 Agency ID:  739**15 
 ISL ID:  000000071834   Original UID: 189813 FIRST WORD: Streamlined 
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