This is how scammers are trying to steal your money

Consumers reported losing $1.4 billion from fraud cases, alone, which ranged from dollar amounts as low as $1 to more than $10,000.

Dollar Tree to close up to 390 Family Dollar stores

Dollar Tree is closing up to 390 Family Dollar stores this year and rebranding about 200 others under the Dollar Tree name.

FDA chief calls out Walgreens over tobacco sales to minors

A top U.S. regulator wants to meet with Walgreens leaders to discuss whether the drugstore chain has a problem with illegal tobacco sales to minors.

Illinois governor looks to legal sports betting for revenue

Gov. J.B. Pritzker hopes the burgeoning sports-gambling industry will help solve Illinois' budget troubles, but state lawmakers must first legalize expanded wagering.

Retailers suffer during Illinois Lottery system upgrade

The Illinois Lottery's transition to a new central gaming system has caused trouble for some retailers, including overpayments to winners.

Gap, JCPenney, Victoria's Secret, Foot Locker: 465 store closures in 48 hours

The 'retail apocalypse' is alive and well this week with major chains such as Gap, JCPenney, Victoria's Secret and Foot Locker all announcing massive closures, totalling the death of more than 465 stores over the last 48 hours.

Walmart is getting rid of greeters; workers with disabilities worried

As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar blue-vested "greeters" at some 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill many of those jobs say they're being ill-treated by a chain that styles itself as community-minded and inclusive.

Man plans to swap out a nursing home for the Holiday Inn

In a Facebook post that's been shared over 90,000 times, Terry Robison elaborates on his retirement plan. He won't be spending his golden years in the neighborhood nursing home. Instead, he'll be shacking up at the Holiday Inn.

Best retirement cities if you don't have $1M saved

Nearly half of Americans (48 percent) don’t think their retirement savings will ever reach $1 million, according to a study by Fidelity, even though more than 30 percent of Americans expect to need more than $1 million to live on after they stop working.

Congress mulls cap on how much Medicare enrollees pay for drugs

With health care a top issue for American voters, Congress may actually be moving toward doing something this year to address the high cost of prescription drugs.

Illinois medical cannabis growers lobby on license issue

Medical marijuana growers in Illinois have formed a political action committee and are spending money in an attempt to limit the market if recreational use of the drug is legalized in the state.

Judge refuses to order reopening Sterigenics plant

A federal judge has refused to order the resumption of operations at a suburban Chicago plant that sterilizes medical instruments with a cancer-causing chemical.

Equipment company Caterpillar Inc. to expand in Chicago

A construction machinery company known for its earth-moving equipment plans to expand its Chicago office in an effort to attract top tech talent.