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Apr 5, 2013 Share

How Safe is Your Child's School Bus?

The Federal Motor Carrier Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation provides a search tool offering crash and inspection history. Read More

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Apr 1, 2013 Share

Little-Known Air Service Gets Millions in Tax Dollars

Despite other airports nearby, flights run daily from Decatur to Chicago and St. Louis. Read More

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Mar 27, 2013 Share

First Responders Allowed to Drink, Work

Many Chicago-area communities have language in their union contracts allowing firefighters and paramedics to start their shifts with significant amounts of alcohol in their bloodstreams. Read More

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Mar 25, 2013 Share

Amazon Still Featuring Porn as "Teen Books for Girls"

Controversial search results still appearing four months after grandmother complained. Read More

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Mar 25, 2013 Share

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. Read More

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Mar 25, 2013 Share

Online Tool Helps Determine Colleges' Safety

Database compares schools' crime reports. Read More

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Feb 25, 2013 Share

Pledge Aims to Stop Driving and Texting

When you get behind the wheel the addiction becomes a danger to everyone on the road. Read More

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Mar 4, 2013 Share

Incarceration of Criminals Cost $5.3B in Last Decade

A growing number of experts are now pushing for a different way to spend -- and possibly save -- some of this money. Read More

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Feb 27, 2013 Share

Homeowners: Real Estate Site Lists False Foreclosures

Realtors often at odds with online realty services say bad data is becoming an everyday headache. Read More

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Feb 22, 2013 Share

Cops: Career Criminal Keeps Eluding Justice

In the past few years police say Sandy Ely, nicknamed Rump Rump, has managed to bond out on not one but eight charges ranging from residential burglary to robbery in Cook County, Ill., and Lake County, Ind. 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.
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.
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.
Homeowners: Real Estate Site Lists False Foreclosures

Realtors often at odds with online realty services say bad data is becoming an everyday headache.
Girl Learns of Second Recall Connected to Defibrillator

When a device goes bad, whose duty is it to tell the patient?
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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