The Inspector who noticed A Crack and Found Structural Problems
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The home inspector who notices and reports on these types of structural problems can save home owners and buyer's money in the long run by recommending a ...

Illinois was shut out of $3.5 billion in federal money slated for trouble schools. New York got $700 million; we got nothing. Even with a favorite son in the White House, and another, the nation's education leader. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine explains why.

It looks like Hollywood will be "transforming" Chicago for a bit longer than expected. Production on Transformers 3, which should have ended by now, will be stretching to the end of the month. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports the city's not complaining at all.

Thousands of Chicago Public School students will be staying in class longer this year: 90 minutes longer each day. The kids may not like it. But they should. Or at least Walter Jacobson says they should. Here is his Perspective.

Body parts found at two different locations come from the same man, according to Arlington Heights Police. Now they want your help in identifying a man found cut in half and partially dumped in the village. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.

Gordon Beckham hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh, Gavin Floyd pitched seven strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 on Tuesday night.

Gov. Pat Quinn is denying charges that he fired the state's inspector general for political payback. He was fired on the same day a report surfaced naming Quinn's chief of staff for doing political work on state time. The chief of staff resigned. On Tuesday, Quinn named a new one: Michelle Saddler.

Alfonso Soriano and Tyler Colvin homered, Carlos Zambrano continued his resurgence since rejoining the Chicago rotation and the Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday night.

5 ways to save money when buying a house
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Even though the bank brings in an appraiser, you should hire your own home inspector with experience, preferably an engineer who does home surveys, ...

A South Side homeowner about to be evicted from his home as a result of a foreclosure showed up for a Monday court hearing at the Daley Center with a loaded handgun in his briefcase.

Who can forget the dramatic pictures and sounds of rescue from Haiti? It's been only seven months since the massive earthquake devastated the country. Within hours of the quake, millions of dollars poured in to help. Now, a Chicago group wants to know what happened to all that money. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports they are very critical of the American Red Cross.

He was an expert at treating bone cancer. In fact, he's known worldwide for his surgical skills. He even cared for Chicago's first lady, Maggie Daley. Dr. Alan Yasko died unexpectedly at a medical conference in Mexico. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports the Chicago surgeon was only 51.

Nine Things I Learned From Buying My First House
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are all very technical and a good home inspector is as much a teacher as he is there to find any major problems. In hindsight, I wished we had done more ...

When the temperature setting is in "low," the smoker's hose/valve/regulator (HVR) assembly does not allow sufficient gas to flow, causing the flame to extinguish. Gas continues to flow and build up inside the smoker. If the smoker is reignited the build-up of propane gas can cause an explosion that bursts the smoker's door open, posing an injury hazard.

The C-shaped metal stand can break where the curved arm attaches to the leg of the metal frame, posing a fall hazard to an infant in the hammock.

The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.

The bottle warmers can overheat liquids and baby food, posing a burn hazard to adults and babies.

An Arlington Heights teenager who was in a coma just a few weeks ago is now packing for college. It's a journey made possible by doctors and prayer, according to the teen and his parents. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker takes a look at the key to his recovery.

It's called "Operation Return to Owner" and it's supposed to return neighborhoods taken over by criminals to their rightful owners: the citizens themselves. This weekend marked the second such operation, and as CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports, it likely won't be the last.

Could you or your family be eating contaminated eggs? We now know there are at least a half-billion bad eggs out there. But not everybody knows it or understands the recall. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports on how businesses and consumers are trying to play it safe.