"Cash For Appliances" Called Off Early

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 24, 2010 4:30PM

The second go-around of the Cash For Appliances program, scheduled to last all day today, was halted this morning by 10:30 a.m. after the program ran out of money. The money, supplied by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provided rebates of up to $250 on Energy Star appliances. Illinois Retail Merchants Association President and CEO David F. Vite said, “This made Black Friday look like a Tuesday in July. Sales have never been so brisk in Illinois.”