Behind on Debt Payments? You Have Options 
(ARA) - A good majority of Americans have some amount of debt these days. And attitudes toward being in debt have changed quite a bit over the years. But many don’t even know that they have options that will help them get out of debt.

Brothers vie for Super Bowl ad 
Watch Joe and Dave Herbert’s Dorito’s commercial.

Deducting mortgage loan points 
Don’t overlook the points you paid to get a lower mortgage rate. They can be a useful tax break.

A super two-for-one sale 
EAST DUNDEE — Crossing the goal line with a game-winning touchdown is as vital to the Christophersons as it is to the Chicago Bears. Mark and Emily Christopherson, however, are not playing for bragging rights or the heady media exposure related to winning the Super Bowl. The East Dundee couple is looking for an 11th-hour victory of another sort: the sale of their upscale house at 3 Wenholz Ave., …

Katheryn Shields, others indicted on conspiracy to commit wire fraud 
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Former Jackson County Executive Katheryn Shields and her husband are now facing a 12 count federal indictment of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.