Group urges shoppers to watch out for unsafe toys

CHAMPAIGN – A consumer watchdog group has a message for all would-be Santas this year: Buyer beware.

Hazardous toys still remain on store shelves across the country despite new laws to protect children and overhaul the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Illinois Public Interest Research Group says.

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