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2 weeks ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Bennett Haeberle |Nathan Halder |Rich Moy |Katy Smyser
David Greising, president of the Better Government Association, is a former Chicago newspaper reporter who once ventured below ground to see the structure. “Have you ever been to a cavern?” Greising. said. “There are not stalagmites and stalactites, but it has the feeling of spelunking.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
nbcchicago.com | Bennett Haeberle |Nathan Halder |Katy Smyser
Drive into the suburbs west on I-290, then a few miles north on Illinois Highway 53, and you’ll eventually pass a small yellow sign saying “All traffic must exit” and then another sign saying “Freeway ends” and – finally – a long left-hand curve, and – boom – no more expressway. To the north – where it seems like the expressway should have continued – is, instead, a wide swath of unoccupied land.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
nbcchicago.com | Lucia Walinchus |Katy Smyser |Joe Murphy
Less than 4% of reported rapes, sexual assaults, and child sex abuse allegations in certain cities across the United States ever result in a sex crime conviction, an NBC News investigation found.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
nbcnewyork.com | Lucia Walinchus |Katy Smyser |Joe Murphy
Less than 4% of reported rapes, sexual assaults, and child sex abuse allegations in certain cities across the United States ever result in a sex crime conviction, an NBC News investigation found.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Bennett Haeberle |Lisa Capitanini |Katy Smyser
CHICAGO - An Illinois law designed to ensure victims of sexual assault receive proper care inside hospitals also includes a carve out that allows patients to be transferred if the hospital determines it can't provide services like rape kit exams. Advocates argue this can disrupt the chain of custody for things like evidence collection and creates a chilling effect where victims may decide to not to travel further to get a rape exam.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
nbcchicago.com | Bennett Haeberle |Lisa Capitanini |Katy Smyser
The latest figures from the City of Chicago’s spending dashboard shows the city has spent more than $400 million over the past two years on migrants – with the bulk of that money going to private companies that helped forge lease agreements or provided staffing for migrants shelters. Since August of 2022, more than 42,000 migrants have made their way to Chicago.
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
telemundochicago.com | Bennett Haeberle |Katy Smyser
El niño migrante de 5 años, Jean Carlos Martínez Rivero, que fue encontrado inconsciente en un refugio de Pilsen en diciembre, murió como resultado de sepsis debido a un estreptococo; COVID-19 y otras dos infecciones virales, según supo NBC 5 Investigates el viernes por la noche a través de la oficina del médico forense del condado de Cook.
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Oct 25, 2023 | 
telemundochicago.com | Katy Smyser |Connor Dore |Lisa Capitanini |Bennett Haeberle
La administración del alcalde Brandon Johnson firmó silenciosamente un nuevo acuerdo de $40 millones esta semana con Favorite Healthcare Staffing, con sede en Kansas, para continuar dotando de personal a los refugios para migrantes de la ciudad hasta octubre del próximo año. La administración Johnson ha enfrentado crecientes críticas por los crecientes costos de cuidar y albergar a los inmigrantes, 19.000 de los cuales llegaron a Chicago durante el año pasado.
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Sep 22, 2023 | 
telemundochicago.com | Bennett Haeberle |Lisa Capitanini |Katy Smyser
La agencia de la ciudad dice que la carga de redactar registros "supera el interés público en la información"Desde agosto del año pasado, los registros financieros de la ciudad muestran que una empresa con sede en Kansas, Favorite Healthcare Staffing, ha facturado a la ciudad de Chicago más de 57 millones de dólares. Lo que no está claro es exactamente cómo se gastaron esos dólares. Favorite Healthcare Staffing no ha respondido a las repetidas solicitudes de comentarios de NBC 5 Investigates.
