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Palos Hills woman absolved of paying income taxes on $50K she didn't earn
The IRS has resolved a situation for an elderly Palos Hills woman who was being sent tax bills for $50,000 from a railroad pension she didn't earn.Olga Rusewicz was being accused of owing about $3,000 in back taxes for alleged income of about $48,000 over recent years in a railroad pension. But she never worked for the railroad, and never collected the money. She believes she was a victim of identity theft and a tax return scam in which someone filed for taxes in her name.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchRusewicz, who lives on social security,...
Suburban Chicago woman's Ticketmaster tickers stolen by hackers — and she's not alone
OSWEGO, Ill. (CBS) -- Anyone who recently bought tickets through Ticketmaster might want to pay attention here—as customers across the country sound the alarm about a new scam. This scam involves customers' purchased tickets disappearing before they could even be used—and landing in the hands of scammers. Ingrid Villanueva of Oswego was a victim of the scam. She was all ready for the experience of a lifetime—going to see the South Korean boy band Seventeen in concert for the first time. But the K-pop fan never got to go. She said she was swindled out of the opportunity after tickets...
Safety concerns lead to lack of quorum at Thornton Township meeting
Thornton Township trustees were set to hold a meeting on Tuesday, but concerns over safety have led to a lack of quorum for the proceedings to take place. According to a letter from Trustees Carmen Carlisle and Christopher Gonzalez, those safety concerns were raised at a previous meeting of the board in September, and a lack of action has led to their decision not to attend the meeting.
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