{
  "id": 3756145,
  "title": "First Financial To Acquire First Illinois In Cash And Stock Deal Valued At About $111.3 Mln",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/first-financial-to-acquire-first-illinois-in-cash-and-stock-deal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T14:00:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
    "slug": "nasdaq-markets",
    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/first-financial-acquire-first-illinois-cash-and-stock-deal-valued-about-1113-mln"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "(RTTNews) - First Financial Corp. (THFF), the holding company for First Financial Bank, N.A., and First Illinois Corp., the holding company for Hickory Point Bank and Trust, jointly announced Thursday the execution of a definitive agreement under which First Illinois will merge w",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}