Filial Responsibility Laws. More than half of the states have âfilial responsibilityâ laws that make adult children responsible for their parentsâ medical care, if their parents canât pay. These rules do not apply when a patient qualifies for Medicare â in that case, the Medicare system pays.
Illinois Lottery Can't Pay Its Winners. A budget stalemate in the Illinois legislature has forced the state to delay payment to lottery winners. The state hadn't been able to pay winners of over $25,000 since July 1, USA Today reports, and on Wednesday the state lowered the threshold to $600.
Be on the Look Out for Your License Renewal. Beginning the first week of February, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) will be mailing out postcards for the 2014 Real Estate broker license renewal.www.idfpr.com/dpr/renewal.he Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation is encouraging the on line renewal of Real Estate Broker Licenses. Around the first week of February, Broker licensees will begin receiving a postcard from the IDFPR.