Consumer Affairs
Watching out for Chicago consumers and their money with product news, spending trends, and recall updates.
The North Chicago health manufacturing giant said the device, whose inventors included Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former TV host known as Dr. Oz, would spare people severely ill with a condition called mitral regurgitation and too frail for an operation from needing surgery. But it’s faced problems since it won FDA approval.
Last year was already record-breaking for data companies, but the trends from the first half of this year have shown a major jump in victims.
If enacted, a rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could provide clarity to a fast-growing industry known as Earned Wage Access that’s been compared to payday loans.
The toll system hasn’t had cameras for years, despite warnings to drivers about photo-enforced speed limits in work zones. Such signs are on the Kennedy, too, though it hasn’t had any speed cameras since its current construction project began last year.
The group’s report also details the federal tax collector’s performance in modernizing its technologies, the speed with which it answers its phones and the rate it sends out refund checks, among other things.
The Hoffman Estates company provides software services to about 15,000 auto dealers across North America.
Starting today, in response to reader feedback, the Sun-Times is expanding its Sunday newspaper with more features, opinions, sports, money, arts, culture and entertainment stories — and a new community page, Executive Editor Jennifer Kho writes.
The company said names, addresses, health insurance information and personal information like Social Security numbers may have been exposed in the attack.
In a Sun-Times test, a parked car got dangerously hot in minutes, a reminder that leaving pets or children in a car, even briefly, can quickly turn deadly.
The legislation would protect homeowners from long-term listing agreements, like those peddled by MV Realty, making them unenforceable.
The Fed’s latest projections are by no means fixed in time. The policymakers frequently revise their plans for rate cuts — or hikes — depending on how economic growth and inflation evolve over time.
People in Illinois may have an estimated $1 billion in unclaimed savings bonds. Illinois needs the power to include information on these bonds in its I-Cash site, the state’s unclaimed property database.
The settlement came after the grocery giant was accused of overcharging customers who purchased sold-by-weight groceries.
Maxwell Street Market opens for the season Sunday, but some longtime vendors won’t be at the storied market amid operational changes reducing the number of stands and excluding food booths.
Hundreds of shoppers gathered outside the store on Lake Avenue west of the Edens Expressway before its opening, with some arriving as early as 5:30 a.m. to buy furniture and home goods.
Feds have 'significant safety concerns' about Ford fuel leak recall and demand answers about the fix
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding volumes of information from the automaker as it investigates the fix in a March 8 recall of nearly 43,000 Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs with 1.5-liter engines.
Researchers said if state officials don’t curb utility spending, “Illinois is on course to maintain its entire gas system indefinitely.”
If consumers are disappointed in a lower-than-expected score or a significant drop, it’s helpful to understand what factors into that number, according to an expert.
The Affordable Connectivity Program offered eligible households $30 per month toward their broadband internet bill, but with the program ending, some service providers are offering their own options.
