A fire hydrant in the West Lawn neighborhood spilled gallons and gallons of water for more than four weeks until NBC 5 Responds got involved and the city repaired it, according to resident Marie Gonzalez.
A disturbing trend is making the rounds nationwide and you may find yourself on the receiving end of it when you answer a video call on your phone.
Billions of robocalls are placed each year, and now new federal standards could assist in rooting them out. But consumer advocates say your phone carrier has to play ball for it to work.
A third-party travel booking website blamed a car rental company for a delay in a customer’s refund, but NBC 5 Responds found a different explanation.
Boppy Co. will recall more than 3 million newborn loungers after eight children suffocated in them in recent years, federal regulators and the maker of popular baby products said Thursday. NBC 5 Responds reporter Lisa Parker reports.
It’s a serious danger that can fit in the palm of your hand: magnetic balls, now blamed for injuring thousands of children across the country.
It’s been said before, but this time it is likely for real: An end to the ban on residential evictions, put in place across the state of Illinois due to the coronavirus pandemic, is near.
For so many student loan borrowers, paying off the hefty loans means slogging through years of disciplined payments made to a loan servicer who watches over the loan balance. But for a select group of professionals, those payments are swapped for something equally arduous to provide: 10 years of public service.
After NBC 5 Responds first reported a massive recall of CPAP and other sleep aid devices produced by the company Philips electronics, many viewers reached out, questioning why they hadn’t been notified of this dangerous recall by the company or their medical device provider.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has quietly extended a statewide ban on residential evictions after many residents indicated they fear they could face homelessness in the coming months.
Cruise lines were heavily impacted by COVID-19, leading to confusion and frustration for customers looking for refunds. Now, federal regulators are stepping in and could soon have policies on the books protecting the wallets of future passengers.
Millions of Americans suffer from sleep apnea, a condition that can interrupt a person’s airways and breathing while they sleep, and now, those people have one more reason to be on alert.
More than 100,000 Illinoisans told a recent U.S. Census survey that they fear eviction or having their homes foreclosed on in the next two months — a result likely from the COVID-19 pandemic’s wrath on the economy.
The IRS is sending a second round of advance child tax credit payments later this week, but some taxpayers with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN) are waiting still for their first payments.
