Medical billing errors are a common problem that can be extremely costly for consumers, unless those errors are discovered and corrected before payment.
They are a popular summer attraction on cruises, resorts or around in the neighborhood: art auctions.
When thousands of dollars were stolen from a great-grandmother in Naperville who needed the money to take care of her family and her bank wouldn’t step in to help, NBC 5 Responds got the call to action.
New data obtained by NBC 5 Responds shows a surge in attacks on Chicago mail carriers, coinciding with a record-number of check-fraud crimes reported across Cook County.
Kia and Hyundai owners may have received good news after a settlement was reached in a class-action lawsuit over claims that certain models of vehicles are vulnerable to theft, NBC Chicago’s Lexi Sutter reports.
A Plainfield woman’s small business account on social media was taken over by thieves, one example of a growing trend highlighted in a new report. NBC 5 Responds with what you can do to shield yourself.
A voluntary safety recall announced Tuesday highlights a problem some Jeep Grand Cherokee owners have been dealing with for years.
The online job hunt has been infested by thieves pretending to be recruiters, wanting to hire you, when in reality they just want your private data.
Getaround describes itself as the modern way to find and rent a car easily and conveniently, peer-to-peer, while also limiting the number of cars on the road, but a Chicago woman has a harrowing experience to share and a warning for others who use the platform.
It has been nearly a year since a security flaw inside many Hyundai and Kia vehicles was exposed, leading to an explosion in thefts nationwide, and the trouble from that still persists.
A commonly used household product, likely in your home right now, can have dangerous consequences if not used properly, a fact highlighted by scenes of explosions, fires and injuries nationwide.
A suburban Chicago woman tried repeatedly to get reimbursed for damage done to her sewing machine while traveling from O’Hare to LAX last year. Her case illustrates a flying dilemma: What do you do when an airline forces you to check your luggage, when it was intended as carry-on?
Two dozen families are still homeless after a tornado tore through their west-suburban Woodridge community back on June 20, 2021, and nearly two years later, they still have no clear timeline for when they will be allowed to move back in.
In the midst of an overwhelming demand for renewing passports ahead of spring and summer travels abroad, a Chicagoan had her private information exposed by the U.S. Department of State, including her date of birth, social security number and a copy of her birth certificate.
A coalition of attorneys general from across the country and Illinois are pushing for automakers Hyundai and Kia to issue a safety recall after a hidden security flaw inside millions of their vehicles was exposed online last year, leading to an explosion of thefts, accidents and deaths.
