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NBC 5 Investigates: Weapons detector faces scrutiny amid growing industry
A months-long investigation by NBC 5 Investigates found these scanners have limitations – and at times have failed to detect certain weapons.
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Illinois law requires hospitals treat sexual assault victims – but allows them to opt out
An Illinois law designed to ensure victims of sexual assault receive proper care inside hospitals also includes carve out that allows patients to be transferred if hospitals can’t provide services like rape kit exams, but it can have unintended consequences.
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88 Illinois hospitals failed to properly treat victims of sexual assault, NBC 5 Investigates found
Between 2018 and 2024, NBC 5 Investigates found 88 hospitals failed to properly treat victims of sexual assault, according to our review of thousands of pages of state health department inspection reports.
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How do scores of Chicagoans arrested for sex crimes stay off the sex offender registry once convicted?
When John heard the news on a recent Friday, it hit him hard: Elliott Nott, a former Chicago public schoolteacher and John’s former colleague, had been arrested and charged with three counts of child exploitation, after allegedly exposing himself to three girls – ages 10, 9, and 7.
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Chicago spent more than $80K to renovate, furnish office for First Lady Johnson
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters this week that “everything is on table,” including the potential layoff of city workers, which Johnson said he hopes to avoid, as the city grapples with how to address a nearly billion-dollar budget shortfall.
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How much has it cost to provide security for DNC? Redacted budget document shows $75M
As far back as January, a D.C. lobbyist for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson estimated the city would need as much $76 million to help pay for Chicago Police overtime, salaries and equipment to provide security for the Democrat National Convention, according to emails obtained by NBC 5 Investigates.
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Jail video shows ex-deputy charged with Sonya Massey's murder making comments about charges
Newly released video shows former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson predicting he’ll be released from jail and telling deputies he’s in jail custody for his own safety.
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New videos raise questions over officers' actions during traffic stops in days before Dexter Reed shooting
In the days before the March 21 fatal shooting of Dexter Reed by Chicago police, the same tactical officers involved in the Reed shooting were busy conducting at least 50 traffic stops in west Chicago – with very little result.
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Deputy charged in Sonya Massey's murder faced Army discharge, DUIs and scrutiny at another sheriff's office
The shooting death of Sonya Massey is the most recent incident in Sean Grayson’s law enforcement career to come under scrutiny.
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What we're learning about the gunman tied to attempted assassination of former President Trump
When law enforcement identified the 20-year-old man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, his former school district released a picture showing the man in high school wearing a T-shirt featuring past presidents.
