Illinois quick hits: Bailey family announces memorial services; digital currency scam losses

Illinois quick hits: Bailey family announces memorial services; digital currency scam losses

October 29, 2025/
Spread the love

By The Center Square
The Center Square

Bailey family announces memorial services

Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey has announced details of memorial services for his family members who died in a helicopter crash in Montana last Wednesday.

Visitation for Darren’s son Zachary Bailey, Zach’s wife Kelsey, and their children, 12-year-old Vada Rose and 7-year-old Samuel Isaac will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Oil Belt Christian Service Camp in Flora, Illinois.

A celebration of life will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, also at the Christian service camp.

Digital currency scam losses

A digital forensics firm has found that 57% of all scam losses in Illinois are now paid in cryptocurrency.

CNC Intelligence analyzed FBI data to reveal that crypto investment scams are the biggest drivers of those losses, costing Illinois residents $183 million last year.

Financial conditions loosen

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports the National Financial Conditions Index was unchanged at –0.55 in the week ending Oct. 24, suggesting steady financial conditions.

A decrease in the index suggests looser financial conditions where credit is considered to be easier and cheaper for businesses and consumers.

Leave a Comment





Latest News Stories

ELECTION DAY 2025: NYC elects Mamdani, Democrats sweep VA, NJ governors' races

ELECTION DAY 2025: NYC elects Mamdani, Democrats sweep VA, NJ governors’ races

By Dan McCalebThe Center Square Self-proclaimed democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City after taking down the former Democrat New York governor for a...
Madison clerk to use coroner’s death records to fix voter rolls

Madison clerk to use coroner’s death records to fix voter rolls

By Jonathan Bilyk | Legal NewslineThe Center Square Madison County will now use reports of deaths from the county coroner to more quickly and efficiently remove those who have died...
Trump plans breakfast meeting with all GOP senators

Trump plans breakfast meeting with all GOP senators

By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square President Donald Trump has invited every Republican U.S. senator to breakfast at the White House on Wednesday morning, following the president's urging of the senators...
Teacher unions sue to protect student loan forgiveness

Teacher unions sue to protect student loan forgiveness

By Esther WickhamThe Center Square A coalition of teacher unions and nonprofits sued the U.S. Department of Education this week over its new rule limiting Public Service Loan Forgiveness for...

WATCH: Trump confident ahead of tariff challenge with other tariffs as Plan B

By Brett RowlandThe Center Square President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that he needs a tool that no other president has used to save the nation from disaster. The comments came...
Illinois quick hits: Raoul touts grand funding injunction; trooper's vehicle struck

Illinois quick hits: Raoul touts grand funding injunction; trooper’s vehicle struck

By The Center SquareThe Center Square Raoul touts grand funding injunction Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is touting a permanent injunction from a Rhode Island federal district judge against the...
Report: Colorado gains millennials, loses older residents

Report: Colorado gains millennials, loses older residents

By Elyse ApelThe Center Square Colorado saw nearly 450,000 moves over the past year, but more residents left the state than arrived. In total, Colorado saw a net population loss...
Workers report benefits of mail scanning at Illinois prisons as state faces rules deadline

Workers report benefits of mail scanning at Illinois prisons as state faces rules deadline

By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – As Illinois prison workers testify about the benefits of electronic mail scanning, Illinois Department of Corrections officials...
Govt shutdown crippling U.S. airports; thousands of flights delayed, cancelled

Govt shutdown crippling U.S. airports; thousands of flights delayed, cancelled

By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square Americans traveling by plane are facing thousands of flight delays and hundreds of cancellations each day due to the ongoing government shutdown – and the...

WATCH: Former DOJ’s seizure of Trump phone records an ‘egregious overreach’

By Morgan SweeneyThe Center Square U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X Tuesday that the FBI’s investigation into whether President Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election included...
Bessent to attend Supreme Court hearing in tariff challenge

Bessent to attend Supreme Court hearing in tariff challenge

By Brett RowlandThe Center Square U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to attend oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging President Donald Trump's authority to use tariffs without Congressional approval....
ELECTION DAY 2025: Virginia, NJ governor, NYC mayor, more at stake

ELECTION DAY 2025: Virginia, NJ governor, NYC mayor, more at stake

By Dan McCaleb and Andrew RiceThe Center Square Voters in several states and cities across the U.S. will decide key races for governor, mayor and other positions Tuesday as voting...

WATCH: Illinois House rejects home insurance bill GOP says would raise rates

By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois Republicans say a state Senate proposal to regulate homeowners insurance rates failed to address the reasons...
Government shutdown to surpass 35 days, breaking all records

Government shutdown to surpass 35 days, breaking all records

By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square For the 14th time, U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday filibustered Republicans’ funding bill to reopen the government, guaranteeing that the ongoing shutdown, now on its...
Kansas advocates look to past legal immigration pathways

Kansas advocates look to past legal immigration pathways

By Andrew RiceThe Center Square The Trump administration’s deportation agenda has caused a wide variety of responses across the country. Protests in Portland, Los Angeles and Chicago have prompted calls...