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Counterfeit check scams:
Throw that fake check away!

IEMA highlights preparedness for people with functional needs

Read this if you plan to retire soon 

Beware of Tax Refund Loans

Keep Social Security in the loop to avoid improper payments

40th anniversary: Learning that words have power

Getting your Social Security income verification is easy

Six Tips to Avoid Getting Stuck
in Deep Credit Card Debt

Do’s and don’ts of Medicare Part D

Spousal benefits offer increased retirement options

Social Security's 75th anniversary: an eventful year

Christmas 1958, A Sears Blunder Creates a Holiday Extravaganza.

Your Social Security resolutions for 2011

Department on Aging Urges Seniors to Take Steps to Stay Safe and Warm This Winter

Lottery and Secret Shopper Scams Reported in Western Illinois

Social Security can show you the way

Ill. A.G. protecting seniors from fraud

Blundering Through Modern Music

Family gatherings, holiday shopping and Medicare prescription drug plans

Social Security serves veterans

Wrap up your retirement application before wrapping up holiday gifts

A Holiday Gift
Story by Mike Fak

Social Security Unveils New Home Page at www.socialsecurity.gov

Baby Boomers: Apply online for Medicare

Don't be tricked out of money by the 'grandparent scam'

Social Security Fast-Track Disability Processes Get Even Faster

Get moving to treat and prevent arthritis

Records: Medicare fraud financed lavish lifestyle

New "high dose" flu vaccine is for seniors only

Blundering Through a Motorcycle Accident; In the Living Room
By Mike Fak

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