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Cat Saved by Fifth Third Bank

An 11-year-old cat from Berwyn, Boots, was sentenced to death according to her owner’s Will. Georgia Lee Dvorak’s Will stipulated that any cat or cats she owned at the time of her death be euthanized “in a painless, peaceful manner” by a veterinarian’s lethal...

Lake County Grants Out of State Couples Civil Unions

Lake County is now issuing civil union licenses to same-sex couples who travel from states that do not recognize the unions. The prior Lake County policy enforced by employees did not permit Lake County to issue a Civil Union Certificate if the couple’s home...

New Bill to Record Drug Dealers in Illinois Proposed

A bill passed the Illinois House of Representatives that would allow undercover police officers to audio record suspected drug dealers without a judge’s approval. The bill was backed by several major police organizations in Illinois. Opponents of the bill fear that...

Visa Cyber Security Breach

Payment processor Global Payments has been the victim of a cyber breach that could expose up to 1.5 million credit card numbers. Global Payments provides service for Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards. Visa has now dropped Global Payments from its...

Michigan Teacher Fired for Denying Facebook Access

A teacher’s aide in Michigan was removed from her position after refusing to give the district access to her Facebook page. Last April the aide jokingly posted a photo of a coworker to her personal Facebook page. The picture showed a pair of shoes and pants around the...

Password Snooping Banned by the House

The Illinois House has approved a ban to prevent employers from asking for passwords or ordering employees and applicants to sign into their social media accounts for employer review. However, the Illinois law still allows for employers to ask for usernames so that...