Monday, August 15, 2005

New Corruption Charges
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald claims that $137,000 in bribes were given in exchange for $8 million worth of park district business - the scheme involving a former park district official and a mundelein landscape firm. Rich Samuels has the details.

News Analysis with Steve Edwards
Did you know that 20% of the world's fresh water is right here in the Great Lakes? So then why are officials from Chicago to Quebec making plans to ensure that we don't run out? Chicago Public Radio's Steve Edwards and his guests look at the health of Lake Michigan and the international effort to clean it up. Guests: Rita Athas, Mayor Daley's representative Great Lakes Regional Collaboration; Cameron Davis, Alliance for the Great Lakes; Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune.

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Harry Potter Webmaster
The Harry Potter fan website mugglenet.com is so popular, author J.K. Rowling called the site's founder and invited him to her home in Scotland. Emerson Spartz is a local 18-year-old, and he'll discuss his visit with the superstar children's author.

Chicago Consumers Checkbook
Need a top rated auto repair shop, but don't know where to look? Chicago Consumers' Checkbook editor Robert Krughoff is here to steer us in the right direction. Click here for list of recommended repair shops. Click here for tips.

Body Worlds Exhibit
The controversial "Body Worlds" exhibit opened at the Museum of Science and Industry six months ago and has attracted more than a half million visitors. We'll revisit Eddie Arruza's tour of the unusual display which features real human bodies and body parts.

Arts Across Illinois
Get ready for all that jazz. The Jazz Dance World Congress and festival has come to town.

Check Please! Supper Club
Erwin
Click here for recipe for Farmer's Market Gazpacho

Chicago Consumers Checkbook Recommendations:

Auto Repair Shops:

  • Car-X Auto Service, S. Cicero Avenue
  • Courtesy Auto Repair, W. Addison Street
  • Diversey Ignition, W. Diversey Avenue
  • E & J Service, W. Addison Street
  • Haas, W. Montrose Avenue
  • Lefty's Automotive, N. Elston Avenue
  • O & J Service, N. Ravenswood Avenue
  • Technical Tune Up, N. Lincoln Avenue

Appliance Repair Shops:

  • Art's Repair, Oswego
  • Cornerstone Appliance Service, Elgin
  • Household Appliance Service, Park Ridge
  • Mike's Bremen Service, Tinley Park

Auto Repair Shop Facts:

  • No relationship between price and quality
  • Non-dealer satisfaction higher
  • Non-dealer prices lower

Auto Repair Tips

  • Write down car's problems
  • Talk to the technician
  • Get a written estimate
  • Pay by credit card
  • Not right? Write shop immediately

Appliance Repair Shop Facts:

  • Low price firms had high quality service
  • If under warranty, use authorized shop
  • Top complaint: appliance not fixed correctly

Appliance Repair Tips

  • Check condition of hoses and ducts
  • Know make & model number
  • Ask price of repair over phone
  • Get written diagnosis & estimate first
  • On invoice: labor, parts, date & firm's warranty

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