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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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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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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.
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Chicago Pharmacist Arrested After Selling CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Cards On eBay
A Chicago pharmacist has been charged with stealing and selling authentic COVID-19 vaccination cards online, federal investigators announced Tuesday.
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‘Stay Home': A Message From a Calif. Widow Who Beat COVID-19 But Lost Her Husband To It
Maria Martinez, 69, first met her husband Raul when the two were in middle school, back in 1966, and what followed was a deep friendship full of laughter and compassion to help others. In the early years of their relationship, Raul went on to fight for his country in the Vietnam War, and when he came home he continued his…
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Rise In Reports of Child Sex Trafficking, Exploitation Cases During COVID-19
The novel coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of society. In particular, it has aided in the rise of sex trafficking on national and global levels.
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Largest Hospice Care Company Accused of Putting Healthy Profits Over Public Health
Workers for the nation’s largest hospice care provider say the company has put their health and safety, and the lives of thousands of nursing home residents and employees at risk of catching COVID-19, all to make an extra buck.
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San Diego Seeks to Block Release of Body Cam Footage of Teen YouTuber Hours Before Deadly Crash
Attorneys for the city of San Diego hope to keep police body-cam footage confidential that was recorded during a mental-health call at which officers declined to detain an 18-year-old YouTube star who went on to kill a mother and her 12-year-old daughter in a fiery wrong-way crash on Interstate 805.
