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John W. McTigue
Updated: May 22, 2012 8:39PM
Pekin Life holds
annual meeting
Pekin Life Insurance Company held its annual meeting on May 8, 2012, at the Company’s Home Office in Pekin, Ill.
The company reported net income of $3.1 million. Premium income decreased by 8.7 percent to $224.4 million. Life Insurance in force exceeded $13.0 billion in the year 2011.
At the meeting, shareholders elected directors Craig W. Concklin, of Hinsdale, and Daniel V. Connell and A. Richard Kriegsman, both of Pekin, to three year terms to expire in May 2015.
Other directors whose terms continue are: Steven R. Anderson, of Loves Park, Byron A. Dodd, of Ann, Scott A. Martin, of Peoria, Thomas C. Hornstein and Christine A. Schwartz, both of Pekin, and Gordon M. Walker, of Groveland.
On April 18, 2012, Pekin Life Insurance Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share payable June 1, 2012, to shareholders of record April 30, 2012. The company has paid dividends each year since June 1, 1976.
Joseph Drouhin Farm Dinner
French favorite Mon Ami Gabi, 260 Oakbrook Center, is getting back to basics and celebrating the simple pleasures of fresh ingredients and fantastic wine with its Joseph Drouhin Farm Dinner. “Localvores” and foodies alike will love sampling the variety of Joseph Drouhin wines including the St. Veran Chardonnay, “Vaudon” Chablis 1er Cru, and Brouilly Gamay Beaujolais perfectly paired with their meals.
The evening begins at 6 p.m. June 5, with a reception featuring refreshing lemonade cocktails, and sliced meats and cheeses along with a “Farm Fresh” Fruit and Vegetable Stand complete with roasted vegetable tarts, tomato-basil gazpacho shooters, seasonal fruit and berry salad. Utilizing the season’s best ingredients sourced from nearby farms, an intimate family style meal will follow, including items such as garden greens and vegetable salad, roasted Amish chicken breast with lemon butter, grilled white and green asparagus, and roasted spring lamb rack with apricot glaze, among other delectable side dishes all prepared by Executive Chef Bruce Williams. To sweetly top things off, guests can indulge in a to-die-for community dessert table. The cost is $65 per person (plus tax and gratuity), and guests are encouraged to call the restaurant at (630) 472-1900 to reserve a spot.
Jim Huff receives Civil Engineering Alumni
Achievement Award
Purdue’s School of Civil Engineering, with 11,000 alumni, has a proud history of producing a long line of men and women responsible for shaping where we live — from the towering buildings to the hidden infrastructure supporting our cities such as bridges, roads, water and wastewater facilities. To stand out in the crowd is no small feat. Jim Huff, of La Grange, was recognized on April 12 with the 2011 Purdue Civil Engineering Alumni Achievement Award for his engineering accomplishments. Huff is senior vice president of Huff & Huff, Inc., an environmental
consulting firm in Oak Brook.
Jim and his wife, Linda, graduated in 1970 from Purdue’s School of Chemical Engineering. Linda was the 1990 recipient of the Outstanding Chemical Engineering Award. Jim stayed on at Purdue after graduating and earned a master’s degree from the Environmental Engineering Department in the School of Civil Engineering.
After a day of talking to students and faculty, the highlight was the awards dinner, with Huff’s freshman roommate, a fraternity brother, three fellow graduate student classmates, a client, and his wife and son in attendance. This award, from one of the largest Civil Engineering programs, recognizes his career of innovative approaches and continuing contributions to the environmental engineering field.
Hinsdale resident receives
Northwestern
Mutual award
Northwestern Mutual is honoring Hinsdale resident John W. McTigue, managing partner with The McTigue Financial Group — a Northwestern Mutual office based in Chicago — with its 2012 Central Region Managing Partner Leader Award. The honor recognizes McTigue for an outstanding year of performance with Northwestern Mutual, serving the financial security needs of clients and policy owners throughout the region.
“Helping even one person or business owner develop a plan to achieve future financial security can make an impact in the community. John and our other leaders helped thousands in 2011,” said Northwestern Mutual Executive Vice President Todd M. Schoon, CLU, ChFC, J.D.
Through Northwestern Mutual and its subsidiaries, McTigue and other Northwestern Mutual financial representatives offer a holistic approach to financial security solutions including: life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability insurance, annuities, investment products, and advisory products and services. Representatives also have access to a network of specialists who together provide guidance on asset and income protection, retirement, estate analysis, education funding, business needs and other financial concepts.
The network office currently headed by John McTigue opened for business in 1872. The offices are located at 1 N. Wacker Drive in Chicago, 2015 Spring Road in Oak Brook, 3400 Dundee in Northbrook, and 8600 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago. For more information visit www.mctiguefinancial.com.
