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Your donated clothes probably end up abroad in landfills
When clearing out your closet and packing clothes in bags to donate, you assume they’re going to help someone in the community. Instead, the clothes will most likely end up abroad in a landfill.
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Local tombstone company investigated over consumer fraud claims
A century-old local monument company is accused of leaving dozens of grieving families without closure and their loved ones in unmarked graves.
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Are online reviews reliable? Detecting the fake versus the real
A common research tool you have to question these days are online product reviews. Extremely useful on Amazon, there are many ways that fake reviews can be posted to manipulate consumers, but with the help of AI there may be ways for you to detect real from the fraud.
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Warning: Google's Call Button Might Dial Trouble
If you ever “Google” a company, any company, on your smartphone, beware of tapping the “call” button.
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2 Brothers From Illinois Charged in Connection With Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Two more Illinoisans have been arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Hacked Wireless Company Settles Claim, But Affected Customers Ask if the Payouts Are Enough
Tens of millions of T-Mobile customers were impacted by the data breach that hit the company last year. The company carved out a settlement to pay those who were affected, but affected customers wonder if the financial fine is high enough.
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NBC 5 Responds: The Case of the Missing Whiskey
An advertisement she saw last fall pitched a product Kate Kennedy thought would be a great gift for her husband and two co-worker pals: an Advent calendar that promised a tiny bottle of whiskey for each day of the countdown to Christmas, but that’s not what arrived in her mailbox.
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Family Fights For $2.1 Million Treatment for Baby
A family said they faced a fight for their daughter’s life after her health plan provider denied coverage of a medication known as the most expensive drug in the world. The family said doctors told them the one-time infusion that costs more than $2 million was their daughter’s best hope. Aniya Porter was born with a rare genetic disease...
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CBP Inappropriately Surveilled U.S. Citizens During Migrant Caravan: DHS Report
The report published by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General found that while the agency had justified reasoning to flag journalists, their tracking was not fully within CBP policy.
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Movers That Don't Deliver: Mount Prospect Man Waits 3 Months, Items Nowhere To Be Found
In June, Mark Brewer of Mount Prospect moved his life to Los Angeles to be with his partner. Three months later, his items still haven’t arrived.
