Make Your Own Ethanol At Home
June 24, 2008 - CBS 2 News at 5PM
It's another answer to rising gas prices; a new machine that lest you make your own ethanol at home. Tom Quinn of California invented the EFuel 100 Microfueler for home use. It looks like a gas pump and fills your car the same way. You can use sugar or vodka for your fuel mix. The machine can produce five gallons a day. Quinn estimates that using sugar will cost you about $1.20 per gallon, vodka only 10 cents per gallon. But it's still not cheap. You might need a $400 converter for your car and the microfueler itself is very pricey: $10,000. You can find more information at Quinn's website: www.efuel100.com
Chicago Public Library Web Site
June 24, 2008 - CBS 2 News at 5AM
The Chicago Public Library is unveiling its new Web site to the public on Tuesday, June 24. Mayor Richard M. Daley is showing off the new site with library officials at the Harold Washington Library.
Click the link below to check it out for yourself.
Chicago Public Library
Dispose of Electronic and Chemical Trash Safely
June 21, 2008 - CBS 2 News at 5PM
You probably know how to recycle paper, plastic and glass. But do you know what to do with batteries, computer equipment and chemicals? Check out how and where the city is helping people dispose of their difficult trash by visiting the City of Chicago Department of Environment.
Department of Environment
American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation
June 13, 2008 - CBS 2 News at 11AM
Each year, 200,000 new cases of epilepsy are diagnosed in the United States, and a new organization, founded in Chicago, is designed to help sufferers and their families with information.
Hunter Tylo, whom CBS viewers know from "The Bold and the Beautiful," and Chicagoan Erin Leyden, founder of the American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation, joined Joanie Lum to discuss the program.
Tylo recently suffered a terrible tragedy, with the death of her 19-year-old son from complications from epilepsy, and Leyden founded the organization because her young son was diagnosed.
For more information on the American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation, click on the link below.
American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation
Dominick's Discount Prescription Drugs
June 11, 2008 - CBS 2 News at 10PM
Dominick's is offering a new discount prescription program for more than 300 popular generic drugs, including medicine for diabetes, asthma and heart problems. The grocery store chain will sell the discount generic drugs for $4 per 30-day supply, $8 per 60-day supply and $12 per 90-day supply.A complete list can be found on Dominick's website.
Dominick's
Oprah Tops Forbes Celebrity 100 List
June 11, 2008 - CBS 2 News at 6PM
There's no doubt Oprah Winfrey's in the money. The queen of talk is number one again on the Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 List. Winfrey earned $275 million during the past year.
She has appeared in the top 10 list 16 times, and this is her fifth time in the top spot.
Celebrity power couples are also hot stuff: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and newlyweds Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z also made the top 10.
Click here for a the full listing.
Vote For America's Best Restroom
June 5, 2008 - CBS 2 News at 10PM
Awards shows are all the rage, but this one probably won't ever achieve the prestige of the Oscars or the Emmys. But for anyone who's ever found themselves needing to use a public restroom that wasn't exactly sanitary, knowing the locations of the best restrooms in America is vital information. For the seventh year in a row, corporate uniform company Cintas is presenting an award to the best public restroom in the country and one of the ten finalists is right here in Chicago at the John Hancock Center. Click here to see all 10 finalists and vote for your favorite!
Illinois Warriors Assistance Program
May 20, 2008 - CBS 2 News at 5PM
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, as well as Military Appreciation Month. And there's an increasingly important issue that encompasses both – treatment for veterans with devastating traumatic brain injuries.
Some leading forces in government are working to find more ways to help severely injured servicemen and servicewomen. The Illinois Warriors Assistance Program helps veterans who are dealing with mental health issues.
Click here for more on the Illinois Warriors Assistance Program, or call them at (866) 554-IWAP.
Illinois Warrior Assistance Program
Aid For Myanmar Cyclone Victims
May 7, 2008 - CBS 2 News at 10PM
As many as 100,000 are feared to have died and 1 million are left homeless after a strong cyclone hit the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (Burma). Click here for information on U.S. agencies collecting aid for the victims.
American Council for Voluntary International Action