CHICAGO (WLS) -- A local family was able to get a veteran's widow, who has dementia, nearly $20,000 in spousal benefits from the Veterans Administration with help from the ABC7 I-Team. Many veterans ...

Congress is currently considering two Social Security bills that could expand survivor benefits and boost monthly checks. Here's what retirees should know now.

Every single day, I get emails from women wondering if they are missing out on some kind of Social Security benefits. These are almost always women in their late 60s or even in their 70s and 80s. They ...

Q: I understand paying benefits to widows. But I don’t understand paying benefits to divorcees. A woman who is divorced is not a widow. She is an ex-wife. So why does she have a claim to her ...