Officials say some of the scams are people claiming to be employees of banks, credit card companies, even the IRS asking for your account number or social security numbers. The website will tell you how to detect these frauds and how to report them. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling a number of items, in addition to warning that thrift stores are selling previously recalled items. The Illinois State Police say their website listing sex offenders in the state is up and running. The site includes names of all sex offenders required to register in the state even if they have not done so.
Users can click on a zip code, city, or county to find a list of sex offenders in specific areas.
The listing does not cite convictions, but gives the offenders name, date of birth, present or last known address and whether or not the victim was over or under age 18. You can check out the site at Illinois State Police-Sex Offender Information Back to Headlines Learn to Stop Snoring Snoring can be annoying and keep you awake at night, but doctors say it can also have some serious health risks. Doctors say snoring is caused when the air that flows through the upper airway passage is partially blocked. People with this condition can stop breathing fifty times an hour. And it chooses breathing over sleeping every time.