Stephanie Zimmermann

A trial is expected early next year in the case, which has dragged on for more than four years.

The nonprofit Citizens Utility Board said the suppliers — known for soliciting door-to-door, by phone and mail — often have customers mistakenly thinking they are getting a deal.

Chicago attorney Misha Tseytlin said the VA is “flouting” a recent Supreme Court decision that expanded GI Bill benefits and it's harming some of the country's longest-serving veterans.

The Sun-Times started tracking 35 items from produce to personal care items at four major grocery stores in December.

The nonprofit Consumer Federation of America and a climate group found that even people with average credit got dinged on their price quotes.

As part of a larger effort to push for legislative change in how car insurance is priced, Giannoulias is looking at how non-driving factors like age, credit score and ZIP code impact a driver's insurance rate.

The Sun-Times has been tracking prices for 35 grocery items since December. Our shopping cart's total tab is up by $11. Experts say to expect more increases. We'll keep tracking.

August closing of the Arlington Heights facility will make it hard for families to get affordable services, they say.

Illinois saw the second-highest jump in home insurance premiums in the nation, partly fueled by claims after extreme weather events.

They say the agency helped them advocate to protect other families after their children died in safety accidents.

First-time homebuyers in Albany Park are suing the seller of a former “hoarder” house, saying that after the purchase closed, they discovered cat feces, urine and bones.

Mauro Galvan, who has severe mental illness, was a danger to himself and others, according to his relatives, who say the state should have done more in releasing him from Elgin Mental Health Center than just drop him on the sidewalk outside the Pacific Garden Mission.

People with mental illnesses are far likelier to be victims than to commit crimes. But a small number of unprovoked, midday killings downtown examined by the Sun-Times shows big gaps in care for severely mentally ill, violent people who cycle through jail, prison and hospitals.

A typical homeowner in Illinois is paying almost $1,000 more per year for home insurance, an increase that also impacts potential homebuyers.

The Veterans Affairs Department's narrow interpretation of last year's landmark Rudisill case could sharply decrease the pool of veterans eligible for greater benefits.

Navient Corp. let some borrowers off the hook after a 2022 settlement — but not Amanda Luciano and others who faithfully made their loan payments.

The CFPB was created by Congress to be a watchdog over the financial industry. Now it’s been neutered.

Co-owner Mitch Einhorn has a lot on his mind but his biggest project for 2025 is starting the renovations on Lush's Roscoe Village location.

The federal Department of Veterans Affairs changes mean some vets are entitled to an extra year of college payments — 48 months instead of 36. But that's not eough, say lawyers for James Rudisill, who successfully argued that the VA wrongly shortchanged him.

The group turned 40 this year but not everyone knows about the CUB’s role in representing ratepayers.