North Shore Bank and Illinois State Bank are known for their practice of promoting from within. The following employees were promoted in March:

Stephen Arps, Vice President, Retail Banking
Joseph Beranis, Assistant Branch Manager–Sales, Kenosha Festival
Yvette Burdette, Consumer Loan Specialist, Loan Administration
Andrea Burgess, Personal Banker, Kenosha Festival
Sara Coppersmith, Mortgage Servicing Specialist, Residential Mortgage Collection
Tricia Cravillion, Vice President, Branch Operations Management
Sue Doyle, Senior Vice President, Retail Banking