Donald Trump Jr. buys mansion 20 miles from Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend, former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, are now Florida homeowners after buying a $10 million mansion about 20 miles away from former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

Scammers create fake COVID-19 vaccine surveys to steal money, personal information, DOJ says

Consumers reportedly receive the surveys by email and text message, and are told that, as a gift for filling out the survey, they can choose from various free prizes, such as an iPad Pro.

Honda recalls over 628K US vehicles to replace fuel pumps

Honda is recalling more than 628,000 vehicles in the U.S. to replace fuel pumps that can fail -- and causing the engines to stall.

IRS warns of tax refund email scam targeting college students and staff

The IRS issued a warning this week about an ongoing tax refund phishing scam targeting students and staff at colleges and universities who have a “.edu” email address.

Manny's Deli giving away 1,000 free sandwiches to customers wearing masks

The popular South Loop deli tried for days to get people to wear masks by offering up a free sandwich day. It didn't work, but now a longtime customer has paid for a free sandwich day in honor of the deli's efforts to promote mask uses.

BBB warns of home repair scams this spring
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Steve Bernas from the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois talks about common scams going around this time of year.

IRS says face masks, hand sanitizer are tax-deductible medical expenses

"The purchase of personal protective equipment, such as masks, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of coronavirus are deductible medical expenses," the agency said in a statement.

Toilet paper could face a new shortage

Coronavirus created a shortage of bath tissue at the start of the pandemic as consumers resorted to panic buying and stockpiling.

Chicago-area housing market soars with high demand
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Ayoub Rabah, president of Coldwell Banker, talks about the state of the Chicago-area housing market and explains the current rise in demand.

Disney Plus increases subscription price for first time in US

In its first price hike since its debut, Disney Plus is upping the cost of its monthly subscription service, which surpassed 100 million subscribers this month.

Tech company purchases vacant Aurora campus, will create several hundred jobs

A major tech company is moving its global headquarters to Aurora and brining several hundred jobs to support the company’s planned business growth strategy.

More than 2,000 pounds of frozen pasta products recalled over lack of inspection

More than 2,000 pounds of meat and poultry ravioli and tortellini items made by Avanza Pasta are being recalled because they were made without inspection, the FSIS said.

Couple buys Riverside dream home, but seller refuses to move out in eviction moratorium loophole

When Tracie and Myles Albert purchased a beautiful four-bedroom house in Riverside, California they never realized that at the end of escrow the seller would suddenly refuse to give up the keys and leave.