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Illinois’ Famous Late Night Haunted Halloween Flea Market
This unique and popular event in Illinois combines the works of Halloween and flea markets into one big fun and scary night. Flea markets are very popular in Illinois. The are many held all the time in our state. Some of those sales are massive and held at fairgrounds. A few of those flea markets have actual themes. Others are famous and a reason for people to visit Illinois.
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...
Trustees don't show up to Thornton Township Board meeting, citing concerns for their safety
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (CBS) -- Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard was the only one to show up for a scheduled meeting of the board of trustees Tuesday night—with others saying they are worried for their own safety.The most notable difference at the Tuesday night meeting was that everyone entering the township building in South Holland had to go through security. It is because of lack of security that the trustees opted to not attend Tuesday night—leaving Henyard to make her own address about a variety of topics.Henyard entered the room to a nearly vacant board table. She gave the clerk a...
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,...
Editorial: Brandon Johnson’s reckless Chicago Public Schools maneuvering must be vehemently opposed
When Chicagoans elected a neophyte as mayor of Chicago, there was trepidation among those who didn’t vote for Brandon Johnson about what the future held. But many among them, this board included, hoped he would grow into the job after a little time in the office and act as if he represented all Chicagoans, not just those at the Chicago Teachers Union, his former employer. But it’s clear now ...
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