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Illinois (i/ˌɪlᵻˈnɔɪ/ IL-i-NOY) is a state in the midwestern region of the United States. It is the 5th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois River. For decades, O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics.
Although today the state's largest population center is around Chicago in the northern part of the state, the state's European population grew first in the west, with French Canadians who settled along the Mississippi River, and gave the area the name, Illinois. After the American Revolutionary War established the United States, American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1810s via the Ohio River, and the population grew from south to north. In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood. After construction of the Erie Canal increased traffic and trade through the Great Lakes, Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River, at one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan.John Deere's invention of the self-scouring steel plow turned Illinois' rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmlands, attracting immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden. Railroads carried immigrants to new homes, as well as being used to ship their commodity crops out to markets.
Chicago (i/ʃᵻˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃᵻˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.
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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (Pub.L. 93–406, 88 Stat. 829, enacted September 2, 1974, codified in part at 29 U.S.C. ch. 18) is a federal law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry and provides for extensive rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans. ERISA was enacted to protect the interests of employee benefit plan participants and their beneficiaries by:
ERISA is sometimes used to refer to the full body of laws that regulate employee benefit plans, which are mainly in the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA itself.
Responsibility for interpretation and enforcement of ERISA is divided among the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury (particularly the Internal Revenue Service), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/ 312.635.1600 Social Security laws and regulations provide a uniform definition of “disabled.” The definition of “disabled” in ERISA long term disability insurance plans varies from policy to policy, varies within a policy based on the time period after the initial onset of disability, and similar policy language can be construed differently in different jurisdictions. Social Security claims will be administratively decided by an Administrative Law Judge, an independent arbiter with no stake in the outcome. ERISA long term disability plans will usually administratively be adjudicated by the very insurer or administrator that stands to gain financially from denying your claim. The Social Security Administration has limited resources to dispute claims, so ...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/chicago-short-term-disability-lawyer/ 312.635.1600 Many claims for short term disability will eventually lead to reviews of claims for benefits under a long term disability plan. Often employers self fund short term disability benefits, but utilize the insurer from whom it purchases long term disability insurance to review claims for short term disability. This can result in two recurring problems. The insurer may readily approve your claim for short term disability, while the employer is paying the benefit, and then turn around and deny your claim for long term disability benefits, which are paid by the insurer. Alternatively, the insurer may recognize your claim as one likely to lead to long term disability and promptly deny it at the short term disabi...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/chicago-severance-benefit-claims-attorney/ 312.635.1600 Compared to other type of compensation or benefits, severance is perhaps the murkiest area of all in determining whether particular benefits are covered by ERISA, and thus subject to ERISA’s regulations on claims procedure, or not. Even in the absence of a formal written plan or a group of employees to whom the severance applies, severance may be covered by ERISA depending on the facts and circumstances of the case. A detailed inquiry must be made into whether the purported plan has a reasonably identifiable class of beneficiaries, a reasonably identifiable method of determining benefits, a funding mechanism, and a reasonably ascertainable claims procedure. If the severance benefit is part of an ERI...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/chicago-serp-executive-compensation-negotiation-attorney/ 312.635.1600 Michael Bartolic and Michelle Roberts Bartolic represent executives and managers who have been denied benefits under a supplemental executive retirement plan, excess benefit plan, or any other deferred compensation or retirement plan for executives and management, including short term and long term incentive compensation. Most forms of deferred compensation and retirement plans available only to executives or management lack some of the features other retirement plans offered to all other employees. For instance, ERISA’s fiduciary responsibilities, funding standards, participation standards, and vesting standards do not apply to these types of plans, making you as the participant much...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/chicago-long-term-disability-attorney/ 312.635.1600 Even in seemingly clear cases of disability, claimants going it alone without the help of an ERISA lawyer are almost always denied benefits. Disability contains 3 dimensions to the analysis: a medical component, a vocational component, and a contractual component. How these 3 aspects work together to determine if you are disabled can be complex, and provides the insurer with more bases to deny your claim. Oftentimes, the claimant was awarded disability benefits from Social Security and from the short term disability plan with little resistance only to face an uphill battle with the long term disability insurer. Clients often posit “how can the insurer not see that I am disabled?” The answer is because t...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/ 312.635.1600 A mere conclusion from your doctor that you are disabled is useful but never sufficient to get you disability benefits. The evidence will have to clearly demonstrate why the doctor opined you are disabled. We assist our clients in claiming benefits under both employer provided group disability plans and individual disability insurance policies. While we understand you may be hesitant to consult a lawyer unless and until absolutely necessary to do so, the earlier you involve an attorney, the greater your odds of ultimate success. The Firm assists clients at the initial claim stage on a reasonable fixed fee basis, which are significantly lower than when we have to appeal a claim denial. Best of all, even if your claim gets denied, the Firm w...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/chicago-erisa-litigation-lawyer/ 312. 635.1600 Roberts Bartolic LLP handles all sorts of claims on behalf of individuals under ERISA § 502. Most employee benefit plans are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, more commonly known as ERISA. While ERISA does not mandate that your employer provide you with a pension, 401(k), long term disability, life insurance, or health insurance plan, ERISA demands employers that choose to provide such benefits comply with complex rules and regulations. While employment lawyers frequently sue employers, and injury lawyers frequently sue insurance companies, only an ERISA lawyer is equipped to tackle claims involving employee benefit plans because of the complexity of the rules, which are foreig...
http://bookinghunter.com Chicago is a city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is the third most populous city in the United States, and the most populous city in the American Midwest. Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. The most important places to visit in Chicago are: Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower, this iconic symbol of Chicago was the world's tallest building when it was built), Millennium Park (a great urban park, among the most famous landmarks of Chicago and a site for many major city events), Shedd Aquarium (one of the world's largest aquariums. It displays an impressive array of animals), Grant Park (called the front lawn of Chicago, the park is wonderfully landscaped and offers ...
Emmy-award winning travel special to far Southern Illinois. Produced for CBS2 Chicago in 2006 by HARVEY MOSHMAN, Hosted by VINCE GERASOLE, Shot & edited by MIKE KLINGELE. Highlights include: Garden of the Gods Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Murphysboro 17th Street Bar & Grill BBQ Benton - Franklin County Jail, Franklin County Garage vintage cars, Beatles B&B;, Cave In Rock Elizabethtown Rose Hotel Vienna - Tunnel Hill Bike Trail, Lower Cache River (swamp) Canoe Trail, Metropolis - Superman Museum, Americana Hollywood Museum Mermet Springs quarry diving Makanda - Broke Strang Band, Giant City State Park and Lodge Cairo - Customs House, Magnolia Manor, confluence on Ohio & Mississippi rivers
Planning to visit Illinois? Check out our Illinois Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Illinois. Best Places to visit in Illinois: navy pier Chicago, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Art Institute of Chicago, Willis Tower, Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum of Natural History, Lincoln Park Zoo, Museum of Science and Industry, Wrigley Field, Grant Park, Adler Planetarium, Anderson Japanese Gardens, Chicago Botanic Garden, Lincoln Home National Historic Site Subscribe to Social Bubble: https://www.youtube.com/c/SocialBubbleNashik?sub_confirmation=1 To go to the USA Travel Guide playlist go to: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3wNXIKi7sz3e9xGxBpwf2hUGHWVQTsdv Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+SocialBubbleNashik Follow us on Facebook: https://www.f...
http://ultramodern-home.ru Top Tourist Attractions in Springfield: Travel Guide State Illinois Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Dana-Thomas House, Lincoln Tomb & War Memorials, Illinois State Capitol, Old State Capitol State Historic Site, Illinois State Museum, Camp Butler National Cemetery, Edwards Place Historic Home, Lincoln Memorial Garden, Illinois State Military Museum, Henson Robinson Zoo, Washington Park Botanical Gardens
If you love Illinois, give this video a thumbs up! Don't forget to subscribe to our channel : http://bit.ly/MoWuMJ We were invited to travel Illinois and embark on a road trip. We had a blast discovering what the whole state has to offer! FOLLOW US! FACEBOOK- http://www.facebook.com/passport.toothbrush INSTAGRAM - http://instagram.com/passport_toothbrush TWITTER - http://twitter.com/Matt_and_Caro WEBSITE - http://www.passportandatoothbrush.com Travel Partners (highlighted in video) : Enjoy Illinois - http://www.enjoyillinois.com Visit Champaign County - http://www.visitchampaigncounty.org Illinois Amish Country - http://www.illinoisamishcountry.com/ Visit Effingham - http://www.visiteffinghamil.com/ Visit Alton - http://www.visitalton.com/ Pontiac, IL - http://www.pontiac.org/ Bus...
https://www.expedia.com/Chicago.d178248.Destination-Travel-Guides Chicago, once a small trading post on Lake Michigan, has grown into one of the country’s most famous cities. Visit “The Windy City” and chow down on deep dish pizza for a truly unique vacation experience. Follow “The Loop,” the city’s primary business district, and marvel at its array of high-rise buildings, consulates, and universities. Shopping and fine dining abound in this area. If you’ve worn yourself out in the city proper, set a more sedate pace at the Riverwalk, a pedestrian path along the Chicago River, or visit the many museums and parks the city has to offer. You’ll never believe you’re actually downtown when you walk through the Garfield Park Conservatory, and the Art Institute of Chicago will allow you to appr...
http://ultramodern-home.ru Top Tourist Attractions in State Illinois: Travel Guide Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Anderson Japanese Gardens, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Shawnee National Forest, Lincoln Park Zoo, Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium, Starved Rock State Park, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Magnificent Mile, Millennium Park
World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Chicago - Illinois - USA Travel guide http://bit.ly/1gyob2p Chicago - Illinois Travel Guide, Tourism, Vacation Often called the 'Windy City', Chicago is number one when it comes to culture, fine dining, shopping and commerce. This is the home of blues and jazz, where early masters like, Louis Armstrong, Jimmie Noone, Johnny Dodds, Earl Hines, and Jelly Roll Morton, honed their skills; the city where skyscrapers were born and now pierce the sky in their dozens, where trains found their centre and airlines soon followed. Chicago is undoubtedly one of the world's greatest, dynamic cities -- confident, thriving, innovative -- and yet it still offers buckets of genuine Midwestern friendliness. Situated on Lake Michigan, incomparable archite...
The following travel video is a comprehensive list of the best 35 Things to do in Chicago including all of the top Attractions worth visiting and seeing in this complete travel guide for the Windy City. Many people don't realize this but Chicago is a world class city with festivals, arts, entertainment, dining and architecture that can rival any city in North America or even Europe. The only other city that I think can compare with Chicago - in terms of attractions - in America is New York. Whether you're scarfing down Chicago style deep dish pizza or taking in a Blues festival you'll find no shortage of things to do in the city. If you're a sport fan there are no shortage of professional teams to follow at any time of the year including the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White...
For the "Winter / Spring 2017" issue of Wedding Guide Chicago, Edward Fox Photography & Video was excited to be a part of three different photoshoots in a week's time! Travel along with photographer Christopher Cote as he and videographer Jessica Lindberg take you to the Onion Pub, Pinstripes, and the Wilder Mansion for a behind-the-scenes look at all the elements of these gorgeous images.
The 134th annual White House Easter Egg Roll was held on Monday in Washington, D.C. This year roughly 50 same-sex couples attended the event along with other families who are allowed full access to the sprawling south lawn. A Chicagoland couple Jaime Garcia and Daryl Rizzo and their daughter attended the event which brought more than 30,000 people from across the nation. In a statement from Equality IL Rizzo expressed the family’s excitement and stated, just as important is the opportunity to represent a new tradition for the American family, a loving same-sex household with an adored adopted child." Illinois Largest LGBT advocacy organization has announced a partnership with the producer of gay and lesbian guides the NaviGayTour to produce a Marriage Equality and Business Directory in the...
"I want to see the world. Follow a map to its edges, and keep going. Forgo the plans. Trust my instincts. Let curiosity be my guide. I want to change hemispheres. Sleep with unfamiliar stars. And let the journey unfold before me." - The Maptia Manifesto To kind of celebrate the past year and a half, I'd like to top off 2014 with a look back at the highlights. It's been a good ride so far. Shots from: US: New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois , South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, California, Nevada Canada: Toronto, Niagara Falls France: Paris, Marseille, Calanque d'en Vau Spain: Barcelona Morocco: Rabat, Sale, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Chefchaouen, Mohammedia, Agadir, Akchour, Tiznit, Guelmin, Essaouira, Asilah, Tetouan
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/ 312.635.1600 Social Security laws and regulations provide a uniform definition of “disabled.” The definition of “disabled” in ERISA long term disability insurance plans varies from policy to policy, varies within a policy based on the time period after the initial onset of disability, and similar policy language can be construed differently in different jurisdictions. Social Security claims will be administratively decided by an Administrative Law Judge, an independent arbiter with no stake in the outcome. ERISA long term disability plans will usually administratively be adjudicated by the very insurer or administrator that stands to gain financially from denying your claim. The Social Security Administration has limited resources to dispute claims, so ...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/chicago-short-term-disability-lawyer/ 312.635.1600 Many claims for short term disability will eventually lead to reviews of claims for benefits under a long term disability plan. Often employers self fund short term disability benefits, but utilize the insurer from whom it purchases long term disability insurance to review claims for short term disability. This can result in two recurring problems. The insurer may readily approve your claim for short term disability, while the employer is paying the benefit, and then turn around and deny your claim for long term disability benefits, which are paid by the insurer. Alternatively, the insurer may recognize your claim as one likely to lead to long term disability and promptly deny it at the short term disabi...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/chicago-severance-benefit-claims-attorney/ 312.635.1600 Compared to other type of compensation or benefits, severance is perhaps the murkiest area of all in determining whether particular benefits are covered by ERISA, and thus subject to ERISA’s regulations on claims procedure, or not. Even in the absence of a formal written plan or a group of employees to whom the severance applies, severance may be covered by ERISA depending on the facts and circumstances of the case. A detailed inquiry must be made into whether the purported plan has a reasonably identifiable class of beneficiaries, a reasonably identifiable method of determining benefits, a funding mechanism, and a reasonably ascertainable claims procedure. If the severance benefit is part of an ERI...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/chicago-serp-executive-compensation-negotiation-attorney/ 312.635.1600 Michael Bartolic and Michelle Roberts Bartolic represent executives and managers who have been denied benefits under a supplemental executive retirement plan, excess benefit plan, or any other deferred compensation or retirement plan for executives and management, including short term and long term incentive compensation. Most forms of deferred compensation and retirement plans available only to executives or management lack some of the features other retirement plans offered to all other employees. For instance, ERISA’s fiduciary responsibilities, funding standards, participation standards, and vesting standards do not apply to these types of plans, making you as the participant much...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/chicago-long-term-disability-attorney/ 312.635.1600 Even in seemingly clear cases of disability, claimants going it alone without the help of an ERISA lawyer are almost always denied benefits. Disability contains 3 dimensions to the analysis: a medical component, a vocational component, and a contractual component. How these 3 aspects work together to determine if you are disabled can be complex, and provides the insurer with more bases to deny your claim. Oftentimes, the claimant was awarded disability benefits from Social Security and from the short term disability plan with little resistance only to face an uphill battle with the long term disability insurer. Clients often posit “how can the insurer not see that I am disabled?” The answer is because t...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/ 312.635.1600 A mere conclusion from your doctor that you are disabled is useful but never sufficient to get you disability benefits. The evidence will have to clearly demonstrate why the doctor opined you are disabled. We assist our clients in claiming benefits under both employer provided group disability plans and individual disability insurance policies. While we understand you may be hesitant to consult a lawyer unless and until absolutely necessary to do so, the earlier you involve an attorney, the greater your odds of ultimate success. The Firm assists clients at the initial claim stage on a reasonable fixed fee basis, which are significantly lower than when we have to appeal a claim denial. Best of all, even if your claim gets denied, the Firm w...
http://www.robertsbartolic-il.com/chicago-erisa-litigation-lawyer/ 312. 635.1600 Roberts Bartolic LLP handles all sorts of claims on behalf of individuals under ERISA § 502. Most employee benefit plans are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, more commonly known as ERISA. While ERISA does not mandate that your employer provide you with a pension, 401(k), long term disability, life insurance, or health insurance plan, ERISA demands employers that choose to provide such benefits comply with complex rules and regulations. While employment lawyers frequently sue employers, and injury lawyers frequently sue insurance companies, only an ERISA lawyer is equipped to tackle claims involving employee benefit plans because of the complexity of the rules, which are foreig...
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Robert Schillerstrom Chairman, Illinois Tollway Board of Directors Dec 14, 2015
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Robert Easter, President, University of Illinois June 26, 2013
Robert Mazrim presents Archaeology in the French Colonial Illinois Country at the East Central Illinois Archaeology Society meeting at the Urbana Free Library in April 2016.
The opening round of women's qualifying from the 2017 Hoosier Classic is being featured live on #BowlTV from Western Bowl in Indianapolis. This round will consist of six traditional games. Schedule: Game 1 - Wichita State, Newman, Lindenwood, Pikeville Game 2 - Lindenwood, Toledo, Wisconsin-Madison, Newman Game 3 - Wright State, Ursuline, Webber, St. Francis-Illinois Game 4 - Webber, McKendree, Marian, Ursuline Game 5 - Robert Morris-Illinois, Lindenwood-Belleville, Grand View, Emmanuel Game 6 - Grand View, Indiana, Missouri Baptist, Lindenwood-Belleville Find standings at the Hoosier Classic or H2M Management Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/hoosier.classic.1/ https://www.facebook.com/H2M-Management-LLC-1403742979838648/ BowlTV is your best resource for bowling videos on YouTub...