Secure at home with burglar alarm
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Burglar Alarms for Your Home: Everything You Need to Know

Your home is your sanctuary. It’s where you and your family build a life together. It’s the place you go when you need a break from the hustle and bustle that everyday life brings. It’s a safe space to relax and breathe. This is why it’s so important to protect against burglaries. While it is…

Phishing: What to know before you start your online holiday shopping
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Phishing: What to know before you start your online holiday shopping

  As we head into the holiday season, more and more of us do at least a portion of our holiday gift shopping online. More people doing online shopping attracts more online criminals. From the beginning, we all are aware of the Nigerian (419) Scam where a wealthy foreigner who needs help moving millions of…

Couple Awakened By Burglar in Evanston
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Couple Awakened By Burglar in Evanston

Couple Awakened By Burglar, Hold Him Until Police Arrive The would-be Evanston home burglar was reportedly caught with a stolen check, small lamp, laptop charger, earbuds and antique coins. By Jonah Meadows (Patch Staff) – Updated Oct 25, 2017 2:57 pm ET EVANSTON, IL — A home burglar was allegedly caught in the act and…

Fraud Alert for Property Owners – Riverside, IL
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Fraud Alert for Property Owners – Riverside, IL

  Posted on: October 23, 2017 Fraud Alert for Property Owners The Cook County Recorder of Deeds is officially asking a company operating under the name “Home Title Lock” to cease and desist from using the name of the Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds to sell a fraud monitoring service that the…

4 Burglaries In 3 Days In Oak Park; 62-Inch TV, Jewelry, Bikes Stolen
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4 Burglaries In 3 Days In Oak Park; 62-Inch TV, Jewelry, Bikes Stolen

Residents reported a 62-inch TV, jewelry, and other valuables stolen during four home burglaries between Thursday and Sunday. By Lisa Marie Farver (Patch Staff) – Updated Oct 23, 2017 OAK PARK, IL — Oak Park residents reported four home burglaries in the span of just three days, according to police. The burglaries took place between…

Burglars Breaking Into West Side Apartments During Day
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Burglars Breaking Into West Side Apartments During Day

Police are searching for suspects after a string of West Town and West Loop burglaries. By Amber Fisher (Patch Staff) – Updated Oct 5, 2017 10:35 am ET Photo via Shutterstock (Patch) CHICAGO, IL — Burglars are breaking into apartments in the West Town and West Loop neighborhoods, according to police. The first series of…

The Equifax Data Breach: What to Do
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The Equifax Data Breach: What to Do

                                                                                                                                                                                              (Adobe Stock Images) September 8, 2017 By: Seena Gressin Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC If you have a credit report, there’s a good chance that you’re one of the 143 million American consumers whose sensitive personal information was exposed in a data breach at Equifax, one of the nation’s three major…