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Pam Zekman and Dave Savini: Investigations that get results.

Check out our recent 2 Investigators stories below. Do you have an idea or investigative tip for one of our 2 Investigators reports? Please email Dave Savini or Pam Zekman directly.

Manhole Cover Thefts Pose Danger To Cars, Pedestrians

Manhole covers and sewer grates are being stolen in Chicago, and across the suburbs, posing a damage threat to cars and a threat of injury to pedestrians, who could fall inside.

CBS 2–4 hours ago

Costly Sick Day Policy To End For CPS Administrators

Action is being taken to stop millions of dollars in payouts to Chicago Public Schools employees who retire or resign.

CBS 2–7 hours ago

Elisa Ramirez, 10, says she was repeatedly bullied by the same boy at school, but school officials did nothing and he eventually whipped her face with a jump rope handle. (Credit: CBS)

10-Year-Old Girl Says School Did Nothing To Stop Bully

A young girl was attacked in gym class and she said a school bully is to blame. Elisa Ramirez said the same boy has been bullying her for years, but this time he hit her hard in her face, narrowly avoiding a major eye injury. CBS 2′s Dave Savini discovered that, until he got involved, little was done to help Elisa.

CBS 2–2012/02/21

FTC Warns Of $5M Debt Collection Phone Scam

It’s a scam so big thousands of people here in Chicago and around the country lost $5,000,000; and the Federal Trade Commission is still adding it up.

CBS 2–2012/02/21

The bane of Chicago motorists: red-light cameras. (CBS)

2 Investigators: The Red-Light Cameras That Generate The Most Tickets

Do red-light cameras prevent accidents or just generate money for city governments? 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.

2012/02/20

Is this mold? It turns out, it's oxidation on the metal. (CBS)

2 Investigators: Firm Accused Of Bogus Mold Cleanups

One company has been trying to talk suburban homeowners into paying for expensive mold remediation that they apparently do not need. 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.

2012/02/19

2 Investigators: Some Samsung TVs Won’t Turn Back On; Owners Get Repair Bills

Samsung Electronics is now admitting that millions of its flat screen TV’s may have problems that cause them to just shut down. As 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports, owners have been complaining about it for years and were unable to get help.

2012/02/09

At least two officials at Northeastern Illinois University are earning more than $190,000 each after retiring from the university, then returning to the same jobs and drawing both a university salary and a state pension, both funded by taxpayers. (Credit: CBS)

Some University Employees Double Dipping For State Paychecks

Some public university employees have figured out a way to keep their jobs and double their salaries. CBS 2′s Dave Savini has been investigating this lucrative, yet legal, sweetheart deal involving government pensions.

CBS 2–2012/02/08

U.S.currency. (credit: BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)

2 Investigators: Sick, Vacation Payouts Add Up For Former CPS Employees

Some ex-employees of the Chicago Public Schools have received massive payouts for unused sick and vacation days, at a time when schools are strapped for cash. 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports.

2012/02/02

Lobbyists Drawing Lucrative Pensions Partially Paid By Taxpayers

They aren’t government employees. They are in effect lobbyists, but their salaries and pensions are funded in part by your tax dollars.

CBS 2–2012/01/18

Timothy Dawson, left, is confronted by CBS 2's Dave Savini over a car-repair business Dawson apparently is running on Markham public property. (CBS)

2 Investigators: Private Business, Public Property

2 Investigator Dave Savini found a government employee getting a sweet deal: running a private auto mechanic shop out of a Markham Park District garage.

2012/01/16

CBS 2's Dave Savini confronts Stephanie Hartley, a home health care worker who allegedly abused Giovanny Negrete, 8, inset. (CBS)

2 Investigators: Abusive Home Health Care Workers Allowed To Keep Working

Some patients have been abused by health care workers who have come into their homes. 2 Investigator Dave Savini looks at two cases.

2012/01/12

Kirk, Quigley: FBI Should Investigate Waste In County Anti-Terrorism Program

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) have teamed up to demand a federal investigation of the way Cook County spent Homeland Security dollars under Todd Stroger.

CBS Chicago–2012/01/09

2 Investigators: Cabbie Red-Light Tickets Aren’t Reported To Regulators

The city department that regulates cab drivers is not receiving notification when they get caught by Chicago’s red-light cameras. Why not? CBS 2′s Pam Zekman reports.

2012/01/06

Report Details CPS Free Lunch Fraud, Improper Financial Benefits

The inspector general of the Chicago Public Schools has issued a devastating report on financial and other abuses in the public school system.

CBS 2–2012/01/04

CBS 2 found that some of the city's fanciest restaurants have violated health codes. (CBS)

2 Investigators: Some Pricey Restaurants Racking Up Health-Code Violations

Sometimes the fine-dining at high-end restaurants isn’t as fine as customers might think. CBS 2′s Pam Zekman examined health-inspection reports for some of Chicago’s fanciest places.

2011/12/15

Mayor Emanuel Calls For New, Tighter Regulations On Taxis

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday announced plans for a set of reforms to the taxi industry that will improve vehicles and regulate cab drivers.

CBS Chicago–2011/12/12

The ASR hip replacement from DePuy Orthopedics was recalled after it made many patients sick. (Credit: CBS)

Popular Hip Replacement Made Patients Sick

They trusted that the hip replacement device approved by the Food and Drug Administration was safe and would help them. Instead it made the already painful condition for some patients worse.

CBS 2–2011/12/08

In Lake County, next to a golf course, a rotted tree fell on top of a woman walking her dog, causing crushing back and leg injuries. (CBS)

2 Investigators: Could Deaths From Falling Trees Have Been Prevented?

CBS 2′s Dave Savini investigated the lack of proper tree inspections that is being blamed for causing deaths and injuries to people on roadways, walking paths and even at a golf course.

2011/12/05

Caitlin Lee, 15, killed herself in October 2011, when she ran away from the group home where she lived in Naperville, following a number of suicide threats. Her family believes the state should not have put her in a group home, but kept her at a different facility where she was doing well. (Family Photo)

Girl’s Suicide Raises Question About Home For Troubled Youth

A teenage girl who took her life on railroad tracks in Naperville last month was a resident of a home that is supposed to protect some of the state’s most vulnerable young people. CBS 2′s Dave Savini investigated allegations the home was out of control.

CBS 2–2011/11/30

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