Investigations

The alleged driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run on the Northwest Side of Chicago last April is the same man accused of shooting at an off-duty Chicago Police officer in December, according to new records uncovered exclusively by NBC 5 Investigates. On the night of April 23, 2022, 25-year-old TJ Kapan was hit and killed while riding his motorcyc...

NBC 5 Investigates reviews three years worth of statewide data, showing only 6.3% of people were disciplined  

NBC5 Investigates—reviewed 3 years of sex crime data from Illinois Colleges. Reported incidents range from sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking cases.

NBC5 Investigates obtained the latest list of license plate terms that have been banned by the Illinois Secretary of State. Be warned: Nearly every word is obscene, offensive, or – at very least – just plain odd.

NBC5 Investigates found that state law requires any school to serve as a polling place — open to the general public — when asked to do so by county officials. In this era of school shootings, why can’t schools choose to opt out?

The Chicago Bears’ potential move to Arlington Heights got a little more complicated after the Cook County Assessor hiked the assessed value of the team’s newly acquired land, meaning their property tax bill could be headed for a major increase.

Already facing termination proceedings, one of the Chicago police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez has resigned, the same day the city’s police oversight agency completed its third separate investigation into his conduct.

The Flipper Zero has gone viral, as social media platforms are flooded with video clips showing people how to use the $200 hacking device to unlock cars, secured gates and even doors to private buildings, but how dangerous are they?

More than two years after a Chicago police officer fatally shot Anthony Alvarez during a foot pursuit, the city has moved to fire the officer who initiated that chase – over completely separate allegations of misconduct made several years before. The chase and fatal police shooting of Alvarez in March 2021 sparked protest and changes to the Chicago...

Sunday marked one year since the hit-and-run crash that killed TJ Kapan, a young father on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Like so many victims’ families, Kapan’s mother said they have still not heard any updates from Chicago police.

A new proposal in Springfield to give the Chicago Bears a long-term property tax freeze in Arlington Heights would also add a tax to tickets at the potential new stadium to help pay down the $631 million still owed on Soldier Field’s renovation, twenty years later. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos reports.

Brandon Johnson won the race for Chicago mayor earlier this month despite being outspent by Paul Vallas by a nearly two-to-one margin, Illinois campaign finance records show.

NBC 5 Investigates has learned anti-Semitic incidents have reached a record high nationwide and in Illinois. Patrick Fazio examines the increase of hate speech, including on one of the biggest social media platforms, and what’s being done to try and reverse the trend.