NBC 5 Investigates

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?

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to “do away” with the Department of Education, cutting funding, employment and more.

Over the past 24 hours, our NBC 5 Investigates team has pored over what portends to be the final files to be made public related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, with a slew of newly released documents. NBC Chicago’s Chuck Goudie reports.

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.

A Highland Park couple is advocating for change inside the so-called “troubled teen industry” months after their son died inside a Utah residential treatment facility.

More than 61 years after President John F Kennedy was killed, the final files are being unsealed this week, and Chuck Goudie has more on what they’re revealing.

Reporter’s note: this story makes reference to suicide and self-harm. CHICAGO – A Highland Park couple is advocating for change inside the so-called “troubled teen industry” months after their son died inside a Utah residential treatment facility. When Katy and Josh Silvers learned their 17-year-old son, Biruk, died from an apparent suicide in November at the Discovery Ranch, they had…

More than 61 years after President John F Kennedy was killed, the final files are being unsealed, but could the new revelations shed light on a plot connected to Chicago? NBC 5 Investigates’ Chuck Goudie has the story.

Al Capone was the first. El Mencho is the current. Both men held the unsavory title of Chicago’s Public Enemy Number One. There is one big difference between the city’s most wanted fugitives: at least “Scarface” Capone actually lived in the city. El Mencho, whose real name is Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, resides in Mexico according to U.S. law enforcement,...

A cartel leader who is Chicago’s most sought-after criminal is currently living in Mexico. NBC Chicago’s Chuck Goudie has more.

Precisely one month from the history-making moment former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption, a one-time federal prosecutor tells NBC Chicago that Madigan may end up cleared of all charges. Former assistant U.S. Attorney Ron Safer says that Madigan, 82, is undoubtedly maneuvering Washington backchannels to charm President Donald Trump, who believes that corruption cases are witch-hunts….

Precisely one month from the history-making moment former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption, a one-time federal prosecutor tells NBC Chicago that Madigan may end up cleared of all charges. NBC Chicago’s Chuck Goudie reports.

There is a sabotage mystery at Air India that hasn’t hurt anyone yet, but has jeopardized safety, befuddled investigators and cost the airline millions according to aviation experts.

The Trump administration’s effort to shrink the size of the federal government and enact cost savings has been chronicled online for weeks.

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

Child killer Robert Serritella died in state prison while serving a 45-year sentence for the murder of Skokie teenager David Chereck, NBC 5 Investigates has learned. Chuck Goudie reports.

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.

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’ Chuck Goudie reports.

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.

A U.S. sailor plotted to attack Naval Station Great Lakes with bombs and guns and also targeted tourist locations in Chicago. Chuck Goudie has the latest on the story.