holiday shopping

If you're doing any online holiday shopping, here's a heads-up that Minnesota is one of the states more at risk for online scams this year.

As the holiday season approaches in Illinois, it's the perfect time for scammers to seize the opportunity to finesse their way through transactions with counterfeit money.

Honestly, it seems like the best idea to plan your Black Friday adventures pretty far in advance because stores are having deals earlier and earlier every year to beat the competition.

I would have written this piece a lot sooner, but I was scrolling through all the incredible Cyber Monday deals Amazon has got going this morning and I lost track of time.

The big online retailers like Amazon, e-Bay, Etsy, and even the smaller online sellers didn't have to bother taking out Illinois sales tax until a law took effect in 2020 that required they charge the state sales tax of 6.25%.

For years Rockford got to kick off the holiday season at Lisa Frost's 'Frost & Friends', and now the tradition will continue for one weekend only at Village Green.

Shopping reservations are just one of several safety changes made for the holiday season.