Senate 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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EPA suspected Chrysler of using cheat device in 2015
By David Shepardson Reuters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in November 2015 it suspected
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Amazon buys Whole Foods, moves into brick and mortar
By Anick Jesdanun AP Technology Writer NEW YORK — Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a stunning move that gives
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State Police: Don’t break car windows to rescue hot dogs
By Benjamin Yount Illinois News Network You hear the warning every summer, don’t leave your dog in a hot car.
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Chicago FBI office warning public about email scam
CHICAGO — Authorities say con artists are scamming people out of thousands of dollars by sending them threatening emails that
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ISP warns of phone scam
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is warning the public of a phone scam that is currently circulating throughout
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The domestic alternative fuel: LPG
By Allen Penticoff Columnist When I first began the Mr. Green Car column, I did a series of reports on
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Golf ball pieces from harvest cause hash brown recall
MATTHEWS, N.C. — A food company is recalling frozen hash browns from stores in nine states because the potatoes may
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