Rose Schmidt

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Rose Schmidt

A newly released audit shows revenue generated by Chicago's privatized parking meters set a new record in 2024. NBC 5 Investigates dug deep into the deal to privatize Chicago's meters. Our main question was: How much has the city lost out on in this deal? "It's just one of those deals that I would beg people never to replicate anywhere in the United States," 32nd Ward Ald. Scott Waguespack said.

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Rose Schmidt

The parents of Emma Shafer, a 24-year-old killed in Springfield in July 2023, released a statement Wednesday after U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem unexpectedly moved her Illinois speech to the site of their daughter's murder. Schafer was a 24-year-old community organizer who was fatally stabbed in her Springfield apartment in July 2023. The suspected killer, Gabriel P. Calixto, remains at large.

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Rose Schmidt

Large signs could be seen on the gates to the Illinois Governor's Mansion in Springfield Wednesday as U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited. "Due process for all," numerous signs situated along the property read, referencing criticism that the Trump Administration's current immigration policies are pushing, if not violating, constitutional limits. Noem had traveled to Illinois Wednesday for a press conference aimed at Illinois’ “sanctuary” policies.

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Rose Schmidt

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Springfield Wednesday, where she blasted Illinois' sanctuary state policies and Gov. J.B. Pritzker's leadership. "Since 2017, Illinois has been a sanctuary state. The results have been absolutely disastrous for people who live here," Noem said during a news conference in Springfield.

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Rose Schmidt |James Neveau

A third candidate has thrown their hat in the ring for Illinois’ U.S. Senate race, as Schaumburg Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has confirmed he will run. Krishnamoorthi, who was first elected to Congress in 2016, will kick off his Senate campaign with a trio of stops on Friday, vowing to “stand up and fight back” against the Trump administration as he visits Peoria, Chicago and Schaumburg. “I’ve made it my mission to fight for families like the ones I grew up with,” he said in his campaign launch video.