Uncle Sam Wants You To Pay Him Back
The government wants its money. And if you've ever received federally subsidized benefits it's possible you were overpaid.
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The government wants its money. And if you've ever received federally subsidized benefits it's possible you were overpaid.
A 95-year-old hospital in the Hyde Park neighborhood has been torn down, after closing amid a scandal and sitting vacant for 11 years.
Never in a million years did Juanita DeJesus think she could be seriously injured watching a baseball game. She was.
Metra officials on Friday announced they're broadening an investigation into claims that a former rail agency employee tried to shake down a film production. 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
Independent investigators are looking into allegations that a film location manager was hit up for a $2,000 bribe when the thriller "Source Code" filmed in Chicago last year. A Metra employee purportedly demanded the kickback.
Suppose you won $1 million in a lottery or sweepstakes. You'd be set for life, right? Not necessarily, as 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
Your property taxes are due this week. But some some owners are paying less than they should be and that means you could be paying more. 2 Investigator Pam Zekman first reported on these tax errors last year and the assessor's office was supposed to correct them. So what happened?
They already needed help to get out of debt. Now the Illinois Attorney General is charging a national debt resolution company based in Chicago with consumer fraud for getting people in trouble into worse debt.
2 Investigator Pam Zekman talks with a retired carpenter who says his union has more than doubled his monthly insurance premiums.
The CBS 2 investigators have obtained inspection reports on the lunches that are served to your children and may alarm many parents.
Elections officials fielded thousands of complaints as voters went to the polls in the election for mayor and City Council seats on Tuesday, though only a handful were for serious issues.
International con artists are trying to get people to deposit fraudulent checks and Moneygrams, then asking them to send back cash.
In its third report on questionable spending, CBS 2 and the Better Government Association shine a light on how your taxpayer dollars are being spent by Maria Pappas' administration.
CBS 2's Walter Jacobson hopes there are more investigative reports into questionable job assignments in county government, following Pam Zekman's story on the treasurer's personal driver.
She has a driver who makes $94,000 a year and a cleaning lady making $57,000 a year. Is Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas wasting tax dollars?
One local family discovered how quickly fun at the ballpark can turn potentially deadly. Are fans aware of the risks?
Several public schools got bad marks for things like rodent infestations and malfunctioning refrigerators.
Consumer Reports has issued a serious warning about a problem with some of the top brands of glass bakeware that CBS 2's Pam Zekman first reported nearly three years ago.
A local couple was planning a dream wedding in Aruba, but their plans were nearly scuttled because of an issue of national security. It seems incredible, but it all started when the groom applied for a passport. CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
Nerf guns are one of the most popular toys on the market. But on Internet sites, enthusiasts are modifying their weapons to make them shoot further and more forcefully. As CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports, they could be dangerous.
The 2 Investigators found that the system used to catch crooks trying to scam the state's unemployment system can also snare innocent beneficiaries.
Thousands of soldiers are sexually assaulted every year by fellow soldiers. Now one of them is speaking out about how the Veterans Administration failed him. CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
Bankruptcy filings are soaring in the Chicago area and more people are looking for legal help from low-cost law firms. CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports on mistakes made by a popular law firm.
Law enforcement authorities estimate that hundreds of millions of dollars are lost in credit card scams every year.
Cases against landlords can get bogged down in hearings, and the porches become more dangerous than ever.
