🚢Chicago River Safety Zone Regulation for 2025 Regatta
The Coast Guard will enforce a segment of the Safety Zone, Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan including Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, and Calumet-Saganashkee Channel Chicago, IL, on the Chicago River (South Branch) and Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the Tough Cup XI Regatta on September 27, 2025. This action is intended to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a crew regatta event. During the enforcement period listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Lake Michigan or a designated representative.
Learn More🏦Regulatory Notice on Savings and Loan Holding Companies Mergers
The Federal Reserve System issued a notice regarding companies seeking approval for formations, acquisitions, and mergers as savings and loan holding companies under the Home Owners' Loan Act (HOLA). The public can comment on proposed transactions, which will be included in public disclosures, emphasizing transparency in financial regulatory processes.
Learn More⚓Proposed Rule to Disestablish Anchorage Areas in Chicago
The Coast Guard is proposing to disestablish Anchorage D, Chicago Harbor Lock South, and Anchorage E, Chicago Harbor Lock North, in Chicago, IL. This action is necessary to reflect that these two Federal anchorage areas are no longer in use by commercial or recreational vessels. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Learn More🎨Notice on Culturally Significant Objects for Upcoming Exhibition
On December 23, 2024, notice was published in the Federal Register of determinations pertaining to certain objects to be included in an exhibition entitled "The First Homosexuals." On February 11, 2025, notice was published in the Federal Register of determinations pertaining to a certain additional object to be included in the aforesaid exhibition. Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain additional objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the aforesaid exhibition by Alphawood Foundation, through its subsidiary Alphawood Exhibitions LLC, at the Wrightwood 659 Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Learn More🏦FDIC Notice
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announces its intent to terminate the receivership of The National Republic Bank of Chicago. Following the completion of asset liquidation, the FDIC will issue final dividend payments to verified creditors. The termination will take effect no sooner than 30 days from the notice. Interested parties can submit written comments regarding this decision.
Learn More🏦FDIC Notice
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued a notice regarding the intent to terminate the receivership of New City Bank in Chicago, Illinois. Following the completion of asset liquidation, the FDIC will make final dividend payments to proven creditors. Comments regarding the termination must be submitted within 30 days of the notice.
Learn More🎨Notice of Determinations for “The First Homosexuals” Exhibition
On December 23, 2024, notice was published in the Federal Register of determinations pertaining to certain objects to be included in an exhibition entitled "The First Homosexuals." Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain additional object being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with its foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in the aforesaid exhibition by Alphawood Foundation, through its subsidiary Alphawood Exhibitions LLC, at the Wrightwood 659 Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is of cultural significance, and, further, that its temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.
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