As more and more consumers are shopping with mobile apps, fraudsters are following the money. There are fake phone apps popping up that impersonate well-known retailers in order to steal your personal information. Their names are similar to well-known brands, and their descriptions promise enticing deals or features.
But these...
If you’re a scholar or scientist, you know the value of being published in an academic journal. Unfortunately, some dishonest publishers also understand this — and have used it to profit from rather than promote legitimate advancements in research and academia.
In its lawsuit against OMICS Group — which operates...
Fellow Illinoisans,
last week, less than a week after the H-1B visa application period opened, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reached the annual cap for H-1B visas. Originally created to help bring temporary foreign workers with specialized skills to the U.S. to complement our existing workforce, the...
The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats. Current information suggests that ISIL (aka Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics, using conventional and...
– U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement regarding the announcement that the Supreme Court will review and rule on President Obama’s immigration actions in the State of Texas v. United States of America:
“It was cruel but not surprising that an outspoken anti-immigration judge in Texas...
Imagine if everything on your computer was “kidnapped” — including all of your precious family photos and important personal documents. And the only way you could access any of it again was if you paid a lot of money — or bitcoins — to a hacker. Even if you...
The Thanksgiving week ahead is one typically filled with travel, a busy schedule and potentially bad weather.
“Don’t let this hectic time of year sidetrack you from safety on the road,” said FEMA Region V Administrator Andrew Velasquez III. “Take some time now to talk to your family about how...
Chicago, Illinois – The Obama Foundation announced that it has selected the architectural team of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (TWBTA) and Interactive Design Architects (IDEA) to lead the effort to design the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s mid-South Side. The Center will include a library holding...
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that SimpleFuel is the finalist for the million dollar H2 Refuel H-Prize Competition. The H-Prize was created by Congressman Dan Lipinski’s (IL-3) H-Prize Act, which was passed into law in 2007. The purpose of the competition is to reduce America's dependence on...
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - November 17, 2015 - AccuWeather reports as millions of people take to the roads and skies during the week of Thanksgiving, a storm will impact travel in the West, while mild weather continues in much of the East.
According to the American Automobile Association (AAA),...
