SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has announced disciplinary orders against seven area people. In each case, the disciplinary action was taken in April.

Aaron Hinds of Bement was fined $5,000 and had his funeral director and embalmer license placed on probation for two years for dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional conduct and professional incompetence, gross malpractice or untrustworthiness.

Steven Packard of Watseka was fined $2,500 and had his physician and surgeon license reprimanded for failing to notify a patient of a pathological finding of cancer.

Duane Boyd of Tuscola was fined $500 for failure to complete continuing education required for the renewal of his real estate salesperson license.

Amy Hardy of Danville had her permanent employee registration card for detective, alarm, security, fingerprint vendor and locksmith placed on probation for one year for failure to disclose a criminal conviction.

Ryan Connover of Loda had his permanent employee registration card for detective, alarm, security, fingerprint vendor and locksmith revoked because he had been more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support.

Suzanne Fox of Rantoul had her practical nurse license placed on indefinite probation for a minimum of three years for diverting controlled substances from a facility in the state.

Robert Bane of Hoopeston had his practical nurse license placed in a "refuse to renew" status for being more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support.