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‘The planes are launching in 31 minutes,' but Trump officials say attack details aren't classified
The first shots were on a digital battlefield–an app called Signal, used by teenagers and adults to privately communicate and share videos with friends. It’s a favorite app for sexting because it is encrypted. But it’s not intended to be a government venue for anything sensitive such as the decisions about whether to wage a U.S. military attack against...
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Why the Trump administration is bringing detained Mexican cartel leaders to Chicago
U.S. officials say two high-ranking cartel operatives, now at the MCC Chicago and being held on drug trafficking charges here, were among 29 federal fugitives recently “transferred” over the border by Mexican authorities. The group is expected to be just the first flight of wanted drug fugitives by Mexican justice officials to the United States. “That’s something the Mexican...
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Tough lesson for Chicago employees of US Education Dept.: They're gone
Friday is final day at The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights in Chicago. What will happen to the hundreds of complaints and open cases?
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JFK assassination: More than 6 million pages now public after latest drop
What took just a few seconds and changed the course of American history is documented in more than six million pages of investigative reports: The JFK Files.
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Could JFK files shed light on Chicago connection to assassination plots?
Investigators have long concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President John F. Kennedy, but new files have been released this week could shed new light on the killing. While Kennedy was killed in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, there were multiple plots being hatched against him in the weeks leading to his death, including one based in Chicago….
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Evanston woman says her contract is among DOGE website errors
An Evanston woman and federal worker of more than 50 years says DOGE is taking credit for $367,000 in cost savings for a contract she says she chose to end
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Child killer Robert Serritella dies in prison: A mother's final justice
NBC Chicago investigates the epilogue of a story 33 years in the making: the New Year’s night murder of a teenager in 1992 and the boy’s mother’s eternal search for justice. Investigative reporter Chuck Goudie has been following this case for decades.
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After taking down Mike Madigan, top Chicago prosecutor is taking Trump buyout
A corruption-busting prosecutor with a 20-year track record of winning major cases will step down from his job with the United States attorney in Chicago, NBC 5 Investigates learned on Tuesday.
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With Pope Francis in critical condition, what's next for the Catholic Church?
As Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome – still in charge of the Vatican and the worldwide Roman Catholic church – millions of the devout are praying for his full recovery, but also wonder how a seamless transition will occur if he is unable to serve.
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Mike's millions: Campaign funds cover Madigan's criminal defense bills
What happens to the money sitting in Mike Madigan’s campaign accounts following the long-time Illinois House speaker’s conviction on corruption charges? NBC 5 Investigates’ Chuck Goudie looks into it.
