Illinois gets $17.5M grant to expand AmeriCorps programs
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois has received $17.5 million in federal grants to place more than 1,600 people in communities statewide as
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IRS phone scams spike in Illinois
By Scot Bertram Illinois News Network The Better Business Bureau is warning of a recent spike in phone scam attempts across
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Hospital inspectors can keep reports secret, Feds decide
Reversing course, federal health officials withdrew a proposal that would have required private accrediting organizations to publicly release reports of
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Mr. Green Car. High tech safety in autos
By Allen Penticoff Columnist I am old enough to remember when safety equipment in cars was limited to a simple
Read moreJailed VW exec to plead guilty in US diesel scandal
DETROIT — A court spokesman in Detroit says a German Volkswagen executive plans to plead guilty in the company’s U.S.
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SPECIAL REPORT. The myth of drug expiration dates
By Marshall Allen ProPublica The box of prescription drugs had been forgotten in a back closet of a retail pharmacy
Read moreState law requires coverage of pediatric autoimmune disorders
CHICAGO — Illinois became the first state in the country on Tuesday to enact a law requiring insurers to cover medical
Read moreSenate consumer choice idea could raise premiums for sick
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press WASHINGTON — A health care proposal from Senate conservatives would let insurers sell skimpy policies
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Airbag recall expands as 2.7M more cars added to list
By Tom Krisher AP Auto Writer DETROIT — Takata is adding a new type of air bag inflator to the
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What will bring electric cars into popular fold
By Allen Penticoff Columnist When I wrote my column about the Acura NSX, I was using the Nov. 2016 issue
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How to avoid being a victim at the car repair garage
By Tom Krisher AP Auto Writer DETROIT — It’s the moment every car owner dreads. The mechanic comes out of
Read moreRecalls this week: dressers, fireworks, infant coveralls
More than 30,000 smoke-effect fireworks are being recalled this week because they can explode unexpectedly after being lit. Other recalled
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Embracing electric lawn care
By Allen Penticoff Columnist I had written on this topic several years ago, but new products on the market warrant
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How two common drugs become one $455M specialty pill
After I was prescribed a brand-name drug I didn’t need and given a coupon to cover the out-of-pocket costs, I
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Illinois has most expensive Midwest apartment rentals: Report
By Cole Lauterbach Illinois News Network There isn’t a county in Illinois where a minimum wage job would pay for
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