Investigations

Over the past seven decades, the state of Illinois has spent tens of millions of dollars in plans to build a new expressway in the far northwest suburbs.

What’s next for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich after Monday’s pardon by President Donald Trump? NBC 5 Investigates’ Chuck Goudie has more about what the future holds – or doesn’t hold – for Blagojevich.

A 2023 study by the Congressional Research Service shows the current backlog is so immense that adding another 300 judges wouldn’t clear it for 10 years

NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ-TV) has announced nationally-renowned Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist Chuck Goudie will join the station’s “NBC 5 Investigates” team beginning Monday, February 10.

NBC 5 Investigates found at least 16 complaints in NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System dating back to 2006 where pilots referenced near misses with helicopters or other aircraft while approaching Reagan National.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson criticized the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement efforts that began in earnest over the weekend

Young people are inhaling nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, at skyrocketing rates. It can cause brain damage and has been responsible for several deaths. Yet NBC 5 Investigates discovered a loophole in the law that allows it to be sold in stores across Chicago and the suburbs or delivered to your door.

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said more than 100 people had been taken into custody by federal officials in the past few days in the city and suburbs, but he urged people not to be afraid to show up for work or school. NBC 5’s Bennett Haeberle reports.

For nearly eight years, the city of New Orleans has possessed 700-pound, steel anti-vehicle barriers, but they weren’t deployed ahead of the New Year’s Day attack that killed 14 people and injured dozens of others.

The FBI said the attacker responsible for killing 14 and injuring 35 during a ramming incident and subsequent shooting in New Orleans had posted videos online proclaiming his support for the terrorist group ISIS in the days prior to the New Year’s Day attack.

In wake of the New Years Day attack in New Orleans that left 15 people dead – including the attacker – and injured 35, questions remain what could have been done – if anything – to prevent this tragedy.

Information from the city has been kept secret, hidden from public view, until NBC 5 Investigates found it.

The deadly shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin Monday left three people dead, including the suspected shooter.