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1 week ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO — With summer approaching, some downtown aldermen in Chicago are pushing to lower the curfew for teenagers amid growing concerns over recent mass gatherings where violence occurred. A vote on the change could happen as early as Wednesday. But as WGN Investigates found, the city’s current curfew is enforced much less than it used to be, raising questions as to whether the change would even be enforced.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgntv.com | Lourdes Duarte |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN) — For months, the bills have gone unpaid. Local construction firms helped build an on-site behavioral treatment center at Community First Medical Center in Chicago’s Belmont-Cragin neighborhood. But they claim they’re still waiting on their money, even though the center has received state funding. The allegations come as small hospitals nationwide struggle to stay afloat, amid the rising cost of care and issues with Medicaid reimbursements.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN)— Shot at the age of 8 when a stray bullet found him at an outdoor family gathering, few could’ve predicted how Mekhi McGruder would survive – and thrive. He found freedom on a swim team at the age of 12. Now, at 14-years-old, he’s just as happy on the hardwood playing on a wheelchair basketball team.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
Since then, unit owners have continued to pay mortgages, homeowner association fees, insurance and more, even as the property’s reconstruction has stalled. “It was pretty much a total loss,” condo owner Bonnie Lennon said. The fire started in a top-floor unit in May 2022. There were no serious injuries. The cause was determined to be accidental. Owners hoped for a quick rebuild. But only the roof and windows have been installed.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Lourdes Duarte |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO — Nathan Mason is a longtime resident of Chicago’s North Side. He’s seen a lot over the years but nothing like what he recently discovered. On a cold Saturday morning in late January, Mason discovered hundreds of pieces of mail in the alley outside his building near Leland Avenue and Sheridan Road. “There was a significant number of W-2s, checks…a lot of financial stuff,” Mason said.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
DOLTON, Ill. (WGN) — As voters were giving Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard the boot this week, FBI agents and federal prosecutors were preparing a new subpoena in their ongoing investigation into corruption in the south suburb. WGN Investigates has obtained a copy of the subpoena which is dated February 25… Election Day. A source says FBI agents hand-delivered the subpoena to Dolton Village Hall late Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
DOLTON, Ill. — Tiffany Henyard loved to host and attend taxpayer funded parties during her one-term mayor of south suburban Dolton; but she skipped her own election night party after it became apparent she would lose in a landslide. Jason House declared it “a new day in Dolton” after capturing 88-percent of the vote. Less clear is how House and the trustees who opposed Henyard plan to dig the village out of the multi-million dollar budget hole they say Henyard left in her wake.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — Four years after Tiffany Henyard took office promising change and transparency in south suburban Dolton, voters will decide her political fate. “We got here by a rogue mayor that decided she didn’t want to listen to voices of the community,” said trustee Jason House, who is running against Henyard.
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2 months ago | 
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO — An Illinois state senator was recorded discussing campaign contributions and a job for an intern in exchange for changes to legislation to protect the red light camera ticketing network operating in many suburbs, according to a new filing from federal prosecutors. State Sen. Emil Jones, III (D-Chicago) is charged with bribery, making a false statement to the FBI and use of email in aid of racketeering. “You can raise me five grand.
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2 months ago | 
wgntv.com | Lourdes Duarte |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN) — It’s a new twist on an old scam. Goldie Murray thought he was donating $20 to help pay for the funeral of a young boy who was allegedly killed in Chicago. Instead, he may be on the hook for thousands of dollars. It all started last month outside a retail pharmacy in the 1500 block of East 55th Street in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Murray was approached by three men asking for a donation.
