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LA Fitness at 345 East Palatine Road in Arlington Heights, Illinois on July 16, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS)

FTC Sues LA Fitness for Making it Difficult for Consumers to Cancel Gym Memberships, Verdict To Be Decided in Court

Wed Aug 20, 2025 01:58 pm Cardinal News

FTC alleges LA Fitness put roadblocks in cancellation and failed to provide a simple cancellation mechanism as required by law The Federal Trade Commission today, Wednesday, August 20, 2025 sued the operators of LA Fitness […]

The fate of the first Mariano’s store in Arlington Heights, Illinois. It’s up to the approval or disapproval of a merger of Albertsons and Kroger grocery chains (CARDINAL NEWS / Tuesday, July 9, 2024)

Mariano’s First Store Located in Arlington Heights To Be Sold If Albertsons-Kroger Merger Proceeds

Tue Jul 9, 2024 10:16 pm Cardinal News

The first Mariano’s grocery store, which opened in Arlington Heights on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, will be sold if a merger of Albertsons and Kroger is approved — possibly as early as August or September […]

FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed By Phantom Debt Collector Hylan Asset Management, LLC

Fri Oct 8, 2021 06:24 am Cardinal News

The Federal Trade Commission is returning $772,512 to consumers who were targeted by a debt collector who unlawfully brokered and collected fake debts that the consumers did not owe. According to the complaint filed by […]

FTC Targets False Claims by For-Profit Colleges that Put Students into Debt

Thu Oct 7, 2021 06:59 pm Cardinal News

Commission resurrects use of legal tool to trigger steep penalties against lawbreaking colleges The Federal Trade Commission put 70 for-profit higher education institutions on notice that the agency is cracking down on any false promises […]

FTC: Money Lost to Romance Scams Up Almost 40% from 2018 to 2019

Sat Feb 15, 2020 03:16 pm Cardinal News

New Federal Trade Commission data from the agency’s Consumer Sentinel Network show that consumers reported losing $201 million to romance scams in 2019—up nearly 40% since 2018. Romance scammers prey on consumers who are looking […]

FTC: Advertising on Car Wrap Scams Are Targeting College Students

Sun Dec 15, 2019 08:51 am Cardinal News

Scammer have found a way to prey on college students that are stressed about making car payments and keeping up with vehicle maintenance. If you have a car, you know how expensive the upkeep can […]

Is Facebook Data Breach A Mortal Threat to Facebook, or Do Most People Just Not Care?

Thu Mar 22, 2018 01:53 pm Cardinal News

Kevin Delaney, Quartz, and Mike Isaac, New York Times, discuss the data collection practices on platforms like Facebook and how these companies should handle data breach and privacy situations. Facebook left a 2010 data harvesting […]

Beware of the Romance Scam: Fake Valentines Online on Valentine’s Day or Any Day of the Year

Wed Feb 14, 2018 06:16 am Cardinal News

One northwest suburban man thought he found The One, but his online “beauty” turned out to be a crook. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker interviewed Kurt Link, who reports he lives […]

Amazon Dropping Prices at Whole Foods Starting Monday 8/28/2017 with Merger Official

Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:28 am Cardinal News

Amazon (AMZN) will finalize its planned $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market on Monday August 28, 2017 and immediately drop prices at Whole Foods to make the high-end grocery chain’s goods “affordable for everyone,” […]

Facebook Releases Unjust Suspension of Shared Links of Official Facebook Page for Arlingtoncardinal.com

Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:12 pm Cardinal News

Facebook on July 13, 2017 (today) has released a punishing block of our shared links on our official Facebook page (Facebook.com/ArlingtonCardinal). According to Facebook, the block was scheduled to be released on July 26, 2017 […]

As Facebook Bans Users, Businesses or Features with Abuse of Monopoly Power, It Will Trigger Serious Anti-Trust Regulatory Control

Wed Jun 28, 2017 01:47 pm Cardinal News

When Facebook behaves badly, it is more likely to face an increasing amount of scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commision. When a business gets big, it can also trigger government antitrust scrutiny even without any […]

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FTC Sues LA Fitness for Making it Difficult for Consumers to Cancel Gym Memberships, Verdict To Be Decided in Court

Mariano’s First Store Located in Arlington Heights To Be Sold If Albertsons-Kroger Merger Proceeds

FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed By Phantom Debt Collector Hylan Asset Management, LLC

FTC Targets False Claims by For-Profit Colleges that Put Students into Debt

FTC: Money Lost to Romance Scams Up Almost 40% from 2018 to 2019

FTC: Advertising on Car Wrap Scams Are Targeting College Students

Is Facebook Data Breach A Mortal Threat to Facebook, or Do Most People Just Not Care?

Beware of the Romance Scam: Fake Valentines Online on Valentine’s Day or Any Day of the Year

Amazon Dropping Prices at Whole Foods Starting Monday 8/28/2017 with Merger Official

As Facebook Bans Users, Businesses or Features with Abuse of Monopoly Power, It Will Trigger Serious Anti-Trust Regulatory Control

Federal Trade Commission Releases Online Shopping Tips Video for Financial and Identity Protection

Arlington Heights Police and FTC Warn About “Pending Consumer Complaint” Email

“One Ring” Cell Phone Scam: Return the Call and Unwanted International Charges Hit Your Bill

Worried About Your Kids Running Up App Store Bill? FTC Makes Apple Refund Childrens’ Purchases

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