Decatur Jewelry & Pawn Owner, Perry Lewin, speaks to Decatur, Illinois’ Herald & Review newspaper about the pawn business in today’s economy.

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From left to right: Frank Ingram, IPA Vice President, Kathy Pierce, IPA Secretary, Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Perry Lewin, IPA State Director, Jacob Shane and David Shane, IPA President. Front row: Carmencita Shane, IPA Treasurer.

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, (D-Illinois) met with members of the Illinois Pawnbroker Association leadership in Decatur, Il. Senator Durbin visited Perry Lewin’s store, Decatur Jewelry & Pawn.

The purpose of the meeting was a fact-finding meeting and pawn-store tour for the Senator and his staff. Mr. Lewin hosted the IPA leadership and the Senator to open dialogue between the pawn industry and his office.