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WGN TV Stories

WGN's money saving expert Ilyce Glink explores topics including personal finances, real estate and tax issues every Tuesday and Thursday on WGN Morning News and WGN News at Nine. This page contains an archive of past WGN stories on personal finance, real estate and tax issues.

Credit Freeze  (8/4/2005)

Illinois Wineries  (7/28/2005)

Travel Scams  (7/19/2005)

Fluctuating Incomes and Personal Finances   (6/30/2005)

Curb Appeal  (6/19/2005)

Student Loans  (6/9/2005)

Ask Ilyce - June 7, 2005  (6/7/2005)

Credit Card Theft and Identity Fraud  (5/31/2005)

Creating Credit  (5/25/2005)

Financial Makeovers  (5/23/2005)

Netspend Stored Value Cards  (5/23/2005)

Preaching Money  (5/19/2005)

New Home Loans from the FHA  (5/17/2005)

Kids and Money  (5/11/2005)

Online Banking  (5/5/2005)

Chicago Bungalows  (4/28/2005)

Summer Jobs  (4/22/2005)

Tax Advice  (4/15/2005)

Last Minute Tax Tips  (4/12/2005)

Declining Dollar's Effect on Personal Finances  (4/7/2005)

Top Investment Scams  (4/5/2005)

Housing Boom  (3/30/2005)

Living Wills, Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Financial Matters and Regular Wills  (3/22/2005)

Money Classes: Learning about Personal Finance  (3/17/2005)

Home Buying Trends  (3/10/2005)

Credit Reports  (2/28/2005)

Preventing Identity Theft  (2/24/2005)

Ultimate Homes  (2/22/2005)

Entrepreneurs  (2/16/2005)

Auto Financing  (2/10/2005)

Mistakes Home Buyers Make  (2/7/2005)

Currency Exchanges  (2/3/2005)

Free Tax Filing  (1/25/2005)

Estate Plan Basics  (1/20/2005)

Home Remodeling Projects  (1/18/2005)

Trading Commodities  (1/13/2005)

Social Security System Changes  (1/6/2005)

Lower Energy Bills  (12/28/2004)

Ways to Save Money  (12/21/2004)

Cell Phones  (12/19/2004)

Direct Deposit for Seniors and Everybody Else  (12/9/2004)

Home Loan Limits  (12/7/2004)

Seniors and Reverse Mortgages  (11/23/2004)

401(k) Open Enrollment  (11/18/2004)

Late Fees  (11/15/2004)

Talk Personal Finances Before Marriage  (11/9/2004)

Helping Your Children to Buy a Home  (11/9/2004)

Check 21  (10/26/2004)

Property Prices  (10/21/2004)

How Reverse Mortgages Work  (10/14/2004)

Property Taxes  (10/7/2004)

Building a New Home? You May Need a Home Building Coach  (9/30/2004)

Credit Scoring Secrets  (9/28/2004)

How To Find A Good Builder  (9/21/2004)

Cost of Health Insurance is Rising  (9/14/2004)

Mortgage Lenders  (9/9/2004)

Employment Security  (9/2/2004)

The Falling Cost of Term Insurance  (8/31/2004)

Financing A Car  (8/26/2004)

Pensions in Peril at United Airlines  (8/19/2004)

2003 Tax Return  (8/10/2004)

Employee Assisted Housing Programs  (8/5/2004)

Paying Bills While on Vacation  (8/3/2004)

Free Advice for Small Businesses  (7/29/2004)

Credit Report Errors  (6/29/2004)

Environmental Design  (6/22/2004)

NeoCon Show  (6/17/2004)

Can't Afford To Buy A First Home?  (6/15/2004)

Patriot Act  (6/10/2004)

Ask Ilyce - June 8, 2004  (6/8/2004)

401k  (6/3/2004)

Baby Boomer Housing  (5/28/2004)

How Rising Interest Rates Affect Your Life  (5/18/2004)

Interest-Only Loans  (5/12/2004)

Money$mart Kid  (5/11/2004)

Hip Hop Credit - Prepaid Cash Cards  (5/9/2004)

Lifesmarts Competition  (5/6/2004)

Minority Homeowners  (4/29/2004)

Life Insurance  (4/27/2004)

Handymen  (4/22/2004)

Things You Can Do With Your IRS Refund  (4/20/2004)

Last Minute Tax Filing Options  (4/15/2004)

Individual Retirement Accounts  (4/13/2004)

Retirement Savings  (4/8/2004)

Identity Theft and Tax  (4/7/2004)

Lower Your Tax Bill  (3/24/2004)

Tax Deductions  (3/23/2004)

Bank Accounts  (3/18/2004)

Avoiding Identity Theft  (3/16/2004)

Taxes for Free  (3/11/2004)

Ask Ilyce - March 9, 2004  (3/9/2004)

Scam Emails and Letters  (3/2/2004)

Credit Card Traps To Avoid  (2/17/2004)

Enterprising Kitchen  (2/16/2004)

Auto Insurance  (2/10/2004)

Financial Aid  (2/5/2004)

Last Chance to Refinance Your Home  (2/3/2004)

Buying a Used Car  (1/29/2004)

Tax Breaks for Homeowners  (1/27/2004)

Investor Mistakes  (1/15/2004)

Roth IRAs - Is a Roth IRA a better choice than a 401(k)?  (1/13/2004)

Health Savings Accounts  (1/6/2004)

Used Car Donations  (12/30/2003)

Investments  (12/23/2003)

Grocery Shopping  (12/18/2003)

Seasonal Unemployment  (12/11/2003)

Financial News  (12/9/2003)

Inheritances  (12/2/2003)

Money School  (11/27/2003)

Sallie Mae  (11/18/2003)

Housing Values  (11/18/2003)

Free Drugs  (11/3/2003)

Missing Money  (10/30/2003)

Local Number Portability  (10/23/2003)

Next April 15th  (10/21/2003)

Ilyce Glink: Invest Your Cash  (10/16/2003)

Ilyce Glink: Money Questions   (10/14/2003)

Home Sales  (10/9/2003)

Children of Homeowners  (10/7/2003)

Financial News Briefs  (10/6/2003)

How to Combat the Rising Tide of Flood Insurance  (9/30/2003)

Taxes Deadline is Here: What Can You Do?  (9/30/2003)

Six Money Rules That Will Make You a Millionaire  (9/23/2003)

Change Your Life  (9/11/2003)

Construction Surprises and How To Handle Them  (9/9/2003)

ForSaleByOwner.com: How To Sell Your Home  (9/4/2003)

Saving Money When Shipping Your Kids Off To School  (8/26/2003)

The Smart Move: How To Pay Down Your Debt  (8/19/2003)

Mortgage Interest Rates  (8/5/2003)

Minute By Minute  (7/28/2003)

High Cost Loan Act  (7/24/2003)

Rental Incentives  (7/17/2003)

Interest Rates  (7/15/2003)

E-Trade  (6/24/2003)

Owning A Home  (6/19/2003)

Frequent Flyer Miles  (5/29/2003)

Global Transfers  (5/22/2003)

Money Fun In The Sun  (5/20/2003)

The Job Market  (5/8/2003)

Mutual Funds Mistakes  (5/1/2003)

If all you know about money is how to count your pennies, you're in luck  (4/23/2003)

Hispanic Financial Literacy  (4/22/2003)

Investing In Hard Times  (4/21/2003)

Eldercare  (4/17/2003)

It's Tax Day  (4/15/2003)

Tax Day: Ways To Avoid Getting Audited  (4/14/2003)

Tax Returns  (3/27/2003)

How to choose a credit counselor  (3/13/2003)

Ask Ilyce/Money Saving Tip Of The Week  (3/11/2003)

House In A Day  (3/2/2003)

Book Review   (2/25/2003)

Examining Bush's New Savings Plans  (2/18/2003)

First Time Home Buyers  (2/13/2003)

Earned Income Tax Credit  (2/6/2003)

New Construction  (2/4/2003)

Estate Plans  (1/30/2003)

Reverse Mortgages  (1/23/2003)

How To Find Missing Money  (1/21/2003)

Financial Planning  (1/9/2003)

Ilyce Glink's Mailbag  (1/7/2003)

New Years Financial Resolutions  (1/2/2003)

Ujama, Jr. Investing Club  (12/26/2002)

After Christmas Holiday Returns  (12/24/2002)

Pre-Paid Phone Cards  (12/19/2002)

Year End Tax Tips That Will Help Next Year   (12/17/2002)

Chicago Housing Market  (12/12/2002)

The Land Of Nod  (12/3/2002)

Are Your Kids Spenders Or Savers?  (11/19/2002)

Starting A Business  (11/12/2002)

Collectibles As An Investment   (11/5/2002)

Gray Hair Management Story  (10/28/2002)

Mortgage Lender Scams  (10/15/2002)

Tips To Keep The Bank From Foreclosing On Your Home  (10/8/2002)

Home Loan Foreclosures Hit A Record High In September  (10/1/2002)

Making Smart Decisions When Renovating  (9/24/2002)

How To Protect Your Finances  (9/17/2002)

Security At Chicago's Trophy Buildings  (9/10/2002)

Mailbag Questions  (9/3/2002)

Class Action Lawsuits   (8/27/2002)

Twelve Ways To Save Your Homeowners's Insurance   (8/20/2002)

Knowing Whne To Buy And Sell Your Stocks  (8/13/2002)

What To Do About Your Money In A Stagnating Economy?  (8/6/2002)

How To Send Your Kids To College For (Almost) Free  (7/30/2002)

How You Can Buy A House At The Mall  (7/23/2002)

Are You In The Market For A Room With A View?  (7/16/2002)

How Smart Is Your House?  (7/2/2002)

Summer Book Reviews  (6/25/2002)

What should you do if you've locked your mortgage but rates have fallen?  (6/19/2002)

Ask Ilyce   (6/18/2002)

Finding The Best 529 Plan For Your College Investment  (6/11/2002)

Letters You May Need To Write   (6/4/2002)

Buying Or Selling A Home  (5/28/2002)

Are Housing Prices A Bubble That's Going To Burst Like The Stock Market?  (5/21/2002)

How to save money on your home improvement project this summer  (5/14/2002)

How Your House Will Make You Rich  (5/8/2002)

Book Review   (5/7/2002)

Have You Had A Recall Lately?  (4/23/2002)

Money Saving Tips  (4/16/2002)

Making The Most Of Your Mortgage Money  (4/9/2002)

Watching Your Credit History  (4/2/2002)

Making the most of your tax deductions: It's Deductible  (3/19/2002)

What to do When Your Credit is Stolen   (3/12/2002)

Five Things Borrowers Do That Drive Lenders Crazy  (3/5/2002)

Student Debt  (2/5/2002)

WGN-TV Show Notes  (1/22/2002)

Exchange Traded Funds  (1/15/2002)

You And Your Money   (1/11/2002)

Health Insurance  (1/8/2002)

Stolen Credit  (1/3/2002)

Year End Personal Finance Resolutions  (12/31/2001)

Quesitons And Answers  (12/28/2001)

Book Reviews  (12/26/2001)

Travel Deals For Spring  (12/20/2001)

Smart Tax Moves To Make Before December 31  (12/18/2001)

Don't Fall For Illegal Mortgage Fees  (12/14/2001)

Spend Money This Holiday Season  (12/11/2001)

Holiday Shopping Through A Catalog  (12/4/2001)

Favorite Ways To Save  (11/27/2001)

Selling Your Home? How To Survive A Buyer's Market  (11/21/2001)

Bonds, Bonds And More Bonds  (11/13/2001)

Book Reviews  (11/6/2001)

Economic Update  (10/23/2001)

Check On Your Charity Before Giving  (10/16/2001)

Laundering Terrorist Money  (10/3/2001)

Now's The Time To Refinance  (10/2/2001)

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan  (8/21/2001)

Five Simple Things You Can Do To Survive Your Home Improvement Project  (8/14/2001)

Millionaire CFA Study  (7/24/2001)

New Tax Rate  (7/17/2001)

Section 8 For Mortgage  (7/10/2001)

Questions No One Ever Seems To Answer  (7/3/2001)

Debt Management Programs  (6/27/2001)

The True Cost Of Beauty  (6/19/2001)

Travel Deals For Summer   (6/12/2001)

"Opt Out" And Keep Your Personal Information Private  (5/29/2001)

Where To Find Some Free Money And Advice  (5/15/2001)

How To Avoid Junk Fees When Financing Or Refinancing  (5/8/2001)

Saving For College: 529 Plans  (4/30/2001)

Reverse Mortgage  (4/18/2001)

Tax Scam  (4/3/2001)

Mortgage Interest Rate Update  (3/20/2001)

How Do You Reward Yourself? Economize?  (3/13/2001)

Financial Books  (3/6/2001)

Synthetic Stucco  (2/28/2001)

Synthetic Stucco  (2/28/2001)

It's A Look At What Happened To Our Stock Portfolio  (1/9/2001)

Was Last Year A Good Year For You Financially  (1/2/2001)

New Years Resolutions For Home Buyers And Home Sellers  (12/26/2000)

Making The Most Of Your 401(k)  (12/19/2000)

Looking To Buy And Finance A Car  (12/12/2000)

Fixing Your Curb Appeal  (5/16/2000)

Tips For Moving  (5/9/2000)

Chicago Is A Tight Market For Renters  (4/25/2000)