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Experts: Snapchat Offers False Sense of Security
The phone app is marketed as a fun way to take pictures or videos. What you send to a friend is supposed to disappear seconds later. But experts warn that some of those pictures can be saved and come back to haunt. Stefan Holt reports.
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How CTA's One-Day Fare Hike Hurts the Poor
In both November and December the CTA stated through press releases that it was tourists who primarily purchased the one-day "fun pass" that dates back in 1997. Transit officials now admit that was a mistake. Read More
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PACE Workers Spent Hours on YouTube, Investigation Reveals
An NBC Chicago, Better Government Association investigation: Administrative workers at PACE have been wasting hours of time viewing videos on everything from zombies and "fart pranks" to dancing bees and "Jeep Hotties,"... Read More
Girl Learns of Second Recall Connected to Defibrillator
When a device goes bad, whose duty is it to tell the patient? Read More
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Youth Invoved in Majority of Chicago Murders: Report
In the past five years, 1,118 people younger than 25 were killed in "youth homicide epidemic." Read More
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. Read More
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Alderman Also a P.I. Licensed to Carry
Chicago alderman Ed Burke is a licensed private detective. In addition he’s approved to carry a semi-automatic weapon. And according to state records he's also a private security contractor, trained and certified to also carry... Read More
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Amazon.com Search Results Shock Grandmother
A Chicago woman’s recent search on Amazon.com for books for teenaged girls turned up scores of pornographic books. And now -- more than two weeks after she first alerted Amazon to the problem – the books have still not been taken... Read More
Parents: Slipper Company Left Us Stomping Mad
Countless frustrated consumers say they got a bad product and were inundated with unrelated sales pitches after placing orders for a popular brand of children's slippers. Read More
Chase Letter Rattles Homeowners' Nerves
The letters, sent out since Thanksgiving, warned homeowners of a possible shortage in their escrow account due to a change in the disbursement date of the second installment bill sent by the County. 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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