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1 week ago | 
newsnationnow.com | Andrew Schroedter |Ben Bradley
Note: The video attached to this article WGN Investigates’ report: ‘Mayor, Mistrust & Money: The Tiffany Henyard Saga’COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — Tiffany Henyard’s latest promise to “tell all” comes in the form of an autobiography she’s now selling online. The cost: $99.
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1 week ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
Note: The video attached to this article WGN Investigates’ report: ‘Mayor, Mistrust & Money: The Tiffany Henyard Saga’COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — Tiffany Henyard’s latest promise to “tell all” comes in the form of an autobiography she’s now peddling online. The cost: $99.
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1 week ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN) — “I’m the one that lost my car; but the city is sort of treating me as if I did something wrong now.”Sean Connolly’s frustration fueled a change in city policy. Soon after his Hyundai was stolen near his home in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood in 2023, he received notices that his vehicle was captured running a red light and speeding, accumulating $200 in fines in just a few hours. And so began a maddening mess as he tried to get the city to void the tickets.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgntv.com | Lourdes Duarte |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN) – Velva Cox has lived in her South Side home for 50 years. At one time, her block on South Honore Avenue was filled with mature trees. “I thought that was so pretty,” Cox said. “That’s why I wanted this house.”The block has seen a lot of changes over the years and many of those trees are now gone. However, the large, mature ash in front of the 79-year-old’s home still remains. “I like the tree because of the shade,” Cox said. That shade has a downside, too.
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3 weeks ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Lourdes Duarte |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN) — A Chicago law meant to help police track gun offenders is rarely used and even more rarely enforced, according to a new analysis by the city’s inspector general. “CPD has no way of ascertaining the full universe of individuals with gun offenses who are required to register,” Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg concluded. The investigation further found communication, staffing, and a flawed notification system make the gun offender registry woefully incomplete.
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4 weeks ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
DOLTON, Ill. (WGN) — Tiffany Henyard is no longer the mayor of south suburban Dolton but legal cases continue to haunt her. A Cook County judge previously held Henyard in contempt of court for failing to turn over records from her tenure as required by state transparency laws. Henyard reportedly told the judge Friday she was the “face” of the village but didn’t handle record-keeping. The judge ordered Henyard to appear in person on Friday, June 6. The Edgar County Watchdogs, Inc.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Lourdes Duarte |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN) — Achieving economic mobility has become difficult for many Chicagoans. That’s among the key findings in a recent and wide-ranging series of stories from the Illinois Answers Project. The Chicago-based nonprofit examined why many residents are struggling to find financial footing and the successes and failures of some government efforts to help them.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN) — A young Chicago shooting victim whose recovery WGN Investigates has documented for several years marked an important milestone this week. Mekhi McGruder is graduating from 8th grade and putting on a show to celebrate. McGruder and his wheelchair basketball team from the Lincolnway Special Recreation Association showed his fellow students at Parker Junior High School in Flossmoor how challenging the sport can be.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Jordan Muck |Andrew Schroedter
SB1563 passed unanimously in Illinois House, received single no vote in Illinois Senate CHICAGO (WGN) — Few things receive near-unanimous support in the Illinois legislature, but a bill to crack down on squatters came close. “We have people simply trespassing on people’s property who don’t belong there, squatting and taking residence up on their own,” said State Rep. Jawaharial Williams (D-Chicago).
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Jordan Muck |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN) — Few things receive near-unanimous support in the Illinois legislature, but a bill to crack down on squatters came close. “We have people simply trespassing on people’s property who don’t belong there, squatting and taking residence up on their own,” said State Rep. Jawaharial Williams (D-Chicago). His bill changes state law to differentiate squatters from tenants and forego the months-long eviction process.
