Daily Archives: May 28, 2025

Unsettling Accounts: How Illinois is Confronting the Student Loan Crisis

With $49,000 in student loan debt, Josue Villalpando figured becoming a homeowner was a long way off.   “The thought of purchasing a home was definitely floating around, however I never actually looked into it knowing that I had such a big burden with my student loans,” he said.  A recent graduate of the University of…

Los Angeles County begins first wave of medical debt relief

By Karen GarciaLos Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Did you get a letter in the mail from the County of Los Angeles with the word “Undue” in bold blue? It’s not a scam. It’s a notification that your medical debt was cleared by the county. More than 134,000 L.A. County residents began getting notices in…