Jury acquits 7 guards in beating at jail
A jury took just one hour Friday to find that seven correctional officers didn't use excessive force on Cook County Jail inmates during an incident nearly five years ago. The...
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Closing account can lower your credit score
To close or not to close, that is the question when it comes to inactive credit card accounts. The answer relies on your credit needs for the next six months....
THE QUESTION YOU WOULD ASK IF YOU HAD THE NERVE
Name: Ying Wei Where seen: In front of the Art Institute. Alias: The violin guy. His shtick: Ying sits on a small folding stool serenading passersby with classical music. A...
Web fraud dominates consumer complaints
Lots of buyers and sellers have discovered the fun and profit of dealing with Internet auction sites. Unfortunately, so have plenty of crooks. Fraud represented 61 percent of the more...
10 tips to make filing less taxing
Poets might not agree, but those Internal Revenue Service forms and W-2s in your mailbox are the true sign of spring. And between now and April 15, you'll have to...
Protect records, be able to get to them
Households searching for peace of mind may want to learn from corporate America and craft a disaster plan that starts with protecting important personal and financial records. The trick is...
Life insurance policies getting cheaper, but tests are tougher
Dust off that life insurance policy. If you haven't been paying attention to the industry, you may have missed out on some changes that could save you money. Don't have...
Exchange traded funds crawling with options
Spiders and vipers and qubes--oh my. It's a jungle out there in the world of exchange traded funds, and it's about to get more crowded. The first ETF roared onto...
Generosity can go awry if it misses those in need
Try not to let your heart overrule your head when it comes to making charitable donations. Disasters--such as the South Asian tsunami--provide scam artists with prime opportunities to separate you...
Bargain-hunting by season
Every die-hard shopper knows that the time to buy decorations is the day after the holiday, but when's the smartest time to buy a wedding dress, a rug or a...