Chicago wants to increase the procedures and requirements for gun owners, including passing a criminal background check and purchasing insurance.

More companies are using pre-employment background checks in hiring procedures, especially to make a final decision about a candidate.

Do you know who is reading your profile on a dating website? Some think that dating websites should use criminal background checks.

College applications include criminal background checks on occasion, but none are regulated and a standard procedure has not be put in place for analyzing the information.