2 Investigators
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.
2 Investigators, BGA: Suburban Cops Form Motorcycle Club
On-duty, they are police officers who took an oath to enforce the law. Off-duty, they formed a motorcycle club that looks like it supports outlaw biker gangs.
2 Investigators: Website Demands $250 To Remove ‘Revenge Porn’
There’s a new trend called “revenge porn” that’s leaving lots of people red-faced and feeling violated. CBS 2’s Pam Zekman reports.
2 Investigators: Teacher Runs Private Auto Shop Out Of Public School
Dave Savini and the 2 Investigators went undercover and found instructor Jose Valdez cashing in while using public school students as free labor.
Cop Accused Of Seducing Women Involved In Domestic Disputes
An Elmwood Park police sergeant has been accused of using his police powers to target women he could seduce, when he was supposed to be working. He also has been accused of targeting the men who are in those ladies’ lives.
2 Investigators: Tax Preparers May Be Ripping You Off
2 Investigator Pam Zekman tagged along with a city investigator to see how Chicagoans can get ripped off from tax preparers.
2 Investigators: Accused Cops Draw Desk-Duty Salaries, Sometimes For Years
Some Chicago police officers accused of misconduct have been stripped of their powers and placed on paid desk duty. CBS 2′s Pam Zekman reports.
2 Investigators: Was Father Of Three Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder?
Two families were speaking out Tuesday night, saying a serial killer was allowed to keep killing because of bad work done by police and prosecutors.
2 Investigators: Crackdown On Disabled-Parking Fraud Backfires
One Chicago officer isn’t applying handicapped-parking laws correctly when ticketing able-bodied drivers who are shuttling patients to the hospital. CBS 2′s Pam Zekman reports.
Alternative Energy Supplier Has Long Record Of Fraud Complaints
One of dozens of alternative energy suppliers now fiercely competing for your business is a company with a bad track record the CBS 2 Investigators have been reporting on for years.
School Investigator: Widespread Fraud Pervades Chicago School Lunch Program
CBS 2 and the Better Government Association first disclosed how Chicago Public School employees were gaming the $175 million program meant for poor children.
2 Investigators: Exploding Glass Oven Doors
CBS 2′s Dave Savini reports on more problems with tempered glass.
2 Investigators: Consultant Accused Of Ripping Off Small Businesses
They wanted to start a small business or expand one, then they lost thousands of dollars to a Chicago company they paid to help them.
2 Investigators: Singles Getting Ripped Off By Matchmaking Service
In today’s busy world, more and more singles are turning to online dating and matchmaking services to find that special someone. But, as CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman found out, some singles have said they’re getting ripped off by one locally based matchmaker.
2 Investigators: Appeal Tollway Fines, Face Even Bigger Penalties
For two years, Joe Greco has been battling the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority over $57.60 in missed tolls. When he lost an appeal controlled by the state agency, his bill jumped to $3,000. CBS 2′s Dave Savini reports.
Parents Of Teen Strip-Searched At School Sue Assistant Principal, Police
The student said two security guards, a Chicago police officer and a female assistant principal took him from an room where he was serving an “in school suspension” to a nearby washroom on the second floor, where they conducted a strip search.
2 Investigators: Burglary Call Stalls At City’s 9-1-1 Center
Susan Sandberg’s home was burglarized in September, during the middle of the day. Her burglar alarm system worked, but she says Chicago’s 9-1-1 center failed her.
2 Investigators: Disabled Man’s Wife Wrongly Ticketed For Using Handicap Placard
A woman who drives her husband to dialysis treatments received a ticket when she walked back to her car alone. But she did nothing wrong, advocates for the disabled say. CBS 2′s Pam Zekman reports.
2 Investigators: 57 Maggots Removed From Nursing Home Patient’s Ear
Imagine paying $10,000 a month for skilled nursing home care for your loved one only to have the unthinkable happen. CBS 2′s Pam Zekman reports.
2 Investigators: Handicap Accessibility Problems Plague Many Metra Stations
Steep ramps, broken concrete and inoperable doors are safety and accessibility problems CBS 2′s Investigators uncovered at various Metra train stations.
10th Chicago Cop Charged In Federal Probe Of Tow Truck Scams
A 10th Chicago police officer has been indicted in the FBI’s ongoing investigation of a scheme in which tow truck operators were paying bribes to cops who steered them work.
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