Imposters posing as IRS agents are trying to trick college students into paying a “federal student tax” – a tax that doesn’t even exist.
Students from many colleges are telling the FTC that the calls go something like this: the so-called IRS agent tells you that you owe a “federal...
Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) is leading a bipartisan group of more than 50 members of Congress in urging the Obama Administration to stop China from being granted market economy status (MES), which would be a disaster for American workers. When China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001,...
The Polonia Institute, a non-for-profit organization, has just announced a historical essay competition for young adults ages 18-30 on the topic of worldwide significance of the 1939 German-Soviet invasion of Poland. If you know a history buff, journalism or communications major, or someone in this age group looking to...
Imposters will pretend to be anyone to get you to send them money. Recently, reports of the virtual child kidnapping imposter scam have resurfaced. The scam begins with a call from someone claiming to have kidnapped a child in your family.
You may even hear sounds of a child in...
If you’re doing business with a car dealer that advertises 100-plus-point inspections for its used cars, you’d expect the dealer to make it clear if some of those cars had open recalls for safety defects, right?
Dealers should make it clear. But in the case of CarMax, West-Herr Automotive Group,...
I admit it; when my email inbox is full, my eyes may drift past some messages. But my co-worker’s story has motivated me to pay better attention. She noticed an odd email her husband got and looked into it. It turned out that someone had stolen his personal information...
Fellow Illinoisans,
Six years ago, the Supreme Court issued a far-reaching decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, permitting corporations to spend freely from their treasuries to influence elections. Since Citizens United was issued, special interests and wealthy, well-connected donors have poured more than $2 billion dollars of outside...
The Federal Trade Commission has charged the operators of a fake prize scheme with mailing phony prize notifications that tricked people into thinking they had won $1 million or more if they paid a $25 fee to collect the prize. Those who paid received nothing.
“These defendants relied on a...
IDOT, ISP Join Forces to Urge Safe Travel, Drive Down Fatalities
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is joining Illinois State Police (ISP) and local law enforcement agencies to remind motorists to buckle up and drive sober during one of the heaviest travel periods of the year. With...
