Scams aren’t something we talk about just to fill airtime.
They’re something we keep coming back to because real people across Northern Illinois and Chicago are losing real money, real time, and real peace of mind. And in 2026, the problem isn’t slowing down, it’s evolving.
A new first-quarter report from the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) shows that the two biggest threats locally right now are Online Purchase scams and Identity Theft. If you’ve clicked “buy now” recently or gotten a weird text out of the blue, you’re already in the crosshairs…