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Law Erases Statute of Limitations on Your Federal Debt
Feds went after Minooka woman for overpayment of survivor's benefits from 35 years ago. Read More
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Online Buyers Concerned with Package Thefts
One woman is urging customers to be prepared for a loss when shipping items through the United States Postal Service after she lost a $1,250-purse. Read More
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Investigative: Lawmaker Takes Aim at Mug Shot Websites
Illinois Attorney General’s Office is investigating mug shot websites after receiving about a dozen complaints from Chicago-area residents who say the industry is profiting off of others misfortunes and is responsible for... Read More
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Docs Paid Thousands to Promote Drugs They Prescribe
Scores of Chicago-area doctors added tens of thousands of dollars to their incomes last year by making speeches for drug companies, according to an investigation by NBC Chicago and ProPublica.org. Read More
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"Kelsey's Law" Poised to Close Teen Driver Loophole
If signed by Gov. Pat Quinn, legislation would prohibit any teen with unresolved traffic citations from getting a state driver’s license. Read More
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Firefighters to Provide Safe Passage for Schoolkids
As the debate continues over guaranteeing the safety of Chicago school children whose elementary schools are being eliminated, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration has quietly assigned Chicago firefighters to assume... Read More
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Limo Driver Charged With DUI Has Prior Traffic Conviction
Traffic stop in 2007 is not enough to affect permit to drive school bus. Read More
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Bill to Increase Gun Sentences Could Cost Millions
Critics say proposal to raise mandatory sentencing for gun crimes will prove ineffective and expensive. Read More
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Some Drivers With Checkered Pasts Taxi Schoolchildren
Six-month investigation reveals dozens of school taxi drivers have criminal histories, ranging from public indecency and domestic battery, to soliciting a prostitute and even child sexual assault. Read More
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Parking Meter Revenue Up $30M in 2012
The data was revealed one day after a city official told NBC Chicago the private company had failed to turn over the financial numbers by April 30, as is required in the contract. Read More
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"Kelsey's Law" Poised to Close Teen Driver Loophole
If signed by Gov. Pat Quinn, legislation would prohibit any teen with unresolved traffic citations from getting a state driver’s license.
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Big Banks Accused of Violating Mortgage Modification Settlement
Bank of America and Wells Fargo are accused by law enforcement of turning their backs on struggling homeowners. Lisa Parker reports.
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Family Escapes Losing Thousands in Kidnap Scam
It's a scam that's victimized people all over the country, and the hallmarks are always the same: a child in an accident, a wanted criminal in another car and a demand for wired money.
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Homeowners: Real Estate Site Lists False Foreclosures
Realtors often at odds with online realty services say bad data is becoming an everyday headache.
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Girl Learns of Second Recall Connected to Defibrillator
When a device goes bad, whose duty is it to tell the patient?
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Scam Bilks Grandmother Out of $35,000
Perpetrators of the so-called "Grandparent Scam" found a willing and loving victim when they targeted Alice Solinski, a grandmother to 11 and great-grandmother to 13.
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