Becky Yerak

Complaints about student loans are up almost 40 percent nationwide over the past year, a federal agency said this week. But gripes about local servicer Discover Financial Services are down...

Legislation passed in 2010 asked federal agencies to communicate like regular people, but a newly released audit of Internal Revenue Service letters and notices found that at least half weren't...

Last month, when the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace since 2011, corporate research and development spending got some of the credit. Investment in what the U.S. Commerce Department...

A court filing Thursday by Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin, whose money-manager wife is seeking to have their 2003 prenuptial agreement invalidated in their divorce, included several new details: Griffin said...

A typical Illinois senior citizen's annual income equals 55 percent of younger residents' pay, falling short of the 70 percent benchmark generally needed to maintain one's lifestyle in retirement, a...

Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm, the nation's biggest home and auto insurer, said it's considering using drones. Last week, rival USAA sought permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to research the...

Allstate is raising car and home insurance rates in Illinois by an average of 3 percent and 8 percent, respectively, according to state filings. The Northbrook-based insurer is the state's...

Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin, who in July filed for divorce from his money-manager wife, said he doesn't want his children moved to New York and defended the prenuptial agreement that...