From the Chester Sun-Times: "191,000 Illinoisans Collecting on Compact Disc Antitrust Settlement"--
Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced that settlement checks are ready to be mailed starting tomorrow to 3.5 million music buyers nationwide, including more than 191,000 Illinois consumers, who applied for a refund under the Compact Disc Antitrust Settlement Agreement.Consumers who purchased a compact disc, cassette or vinyl album from a music retailer between January 1, 1995, and December 22, 2000, were eligible to file a claim for refund. Approximately 3.5 million individuals filed claims during the designated claim period of December 2002 to March 2003. All claims have been reviewed and approved for cash payments, and checks should begin to go out as soon as Friday, February 20. Claimants can expect to receive a check for $13.86 in the upcoming weeks.
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