KEWANEE, Ill. — Police in Kewanee are sounding the alarm on a scam posing as a cancer prevention organization. A fraudulent letter and check were sent in the mail to a Kewanee resident, who reported ...

A Southern Illinois woman is facing charges after allegedly trying to scam people for money by falsely claiming she and her son had cancer. The Belleville News Democrat reports that 25-year-old ...

Editor’s note: A statement from the Prevent Cancer Foundation was added to this story on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The York County Regional Police Department sent out a warning Monday about a recent scam ...