Investigations

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against weapons detection company Evolv Technologies, claiming the Massachusetts-based company engaged in “deceptive acts” by making false claims and misrepresenting what its detectors could do.

Ronnie Reese, the former communications director and one-time press secretary for Mayor Brandon Johnson, was fired late last month for failing to meet professional standards, according to a memo obtained by NBC 5 Investigates through a Freedom of Information Act request.

One New York lawyer has filed so many lawsuits here that he’s caused some Chicago judges to say they’ve had enough. 

The Labor Day weekend murders of four passengers aboard a CTA blue line train marked another instance of gun violence in Chicago. It also renewed attention on the relatively new weapons detection software being used by the company ZeroEyes.

Luca Cacioli says the weapons detection industry is great for innovators, but lacks regulation leading due to what he calls “the wild west” – where school districts across the country are panic buying in the name of security.

A months-long investigation by NBC 5 Investigates found these scanners have limitations – and at times have failed to detect certain weapons.

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.

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.

A series of bomb threats targeting polling locations across the country prompted evacuations and disrupted voting on Election Day in several states.

While election officials have ramped up efforts to combat misinformation and reassure voters the election is secure – election threats remain a concern, according to an NBC 5 Investigates’ review of police records and memos from federal agencies.

Over the past two weeks, NBC 5 Investigates reached out to more than 100 election officials across Illinois, southern Wisconsin and parts of northwest Indiana to ask local election officials about the upcoming election, their preparedness and their concerns.

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.

After two years and half a billion dollars spent, the city of Chicago’s migrant shelter system will close as we know it.