There is no shortage of blame and stain in the saga of a failed trust fund once administered by the Illinois Funeral Directors Association. Alleged villains range from Merrill Lynch, which has agreed to pay $55.4 million to funeral directors who lost millions in the scheme, to Springfield corporation counsel Mark Cullen, the IFDA’s former […]
Women’s Business Showcase
Spring in Central Illinois is the perfect time to put your business in front of new customers—and the Women Entrepreneurs of Central Illinois (WECI) Women’s Business Showcase is built to do exactly that. Join us on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel for one of the region’s most anticipated events celebrating women-owned…
