Regina Waldroup joined the NBC 5 news team in 2013 as a general assignment reporter.
Regina began her broadcasting career as an intern at NBC 5 for now-retired investigative reporter Renee Ferguson. Regina also has worked at CBS, NBC and Fox news stations in Oregon and New York.
A native of Chicago's south suburbs, Regina is the youngest girl among eight siblings. Regina holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Roosevelt University and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago. Regina also is an adjunct journalism instructor at Columbia College and the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. At Columbia, she teaches a course in which students prepare and produce a weekly news program for Chicago cable television.
In her spare time, Regina enjoys traveling, cooking, gardening and caring for her pet turtles. Regina and her husband, David Mendell, are the parents of Maya Anne. They live in Oak Park.
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High-ranking Dolton official pleads not guilty to bankruptcy fraud
During his first appearance in federal court, a top advisor to Dolton’s mayor on Wednesday entered a not guilty plea to an alleged scheme to commit bankruptcy fraud.
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Subpoenas served at Dolton Village Hall seek personnel records and disciplinary files
NBC Chicago has learned that two separate grand jury subpoenas were served Friday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Dolton’s Village Hall, requesting personnel records and disciplinary files from the village.
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University of Chicago student fights off armed robber
A University of Chicago student robbed at gunpoint this week fought back and grabbed a key piece of evidence that’s now in the hand of detectives.
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Legal troubles mount in Dolton as senior administrator charged in federal court
Several high-level officials in south suburban Dolton are now facing a rush of lawsuits and investigations.
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Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and trustee Andrew Holmes face lawsuit alleging assault, battery, retaliation
A civil lawsuit has been filed against Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard as well as trustee and local activist Andrew Holmes, alleging Holmes of assault and battery and Henyard of retaliation regarding a village economic development trip to Las Vegas in May 2023.
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Lori Lightfoot hired to investigate allegations involving Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday accepted a new position in which she’ll be tasked with investigating allegations against embattled Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard. Lightfoot was appointed as a special investigator by the village’s board of trustees at a meeting on Monday night. An attorney and former federal prosecutor, Lightfoot will lead an independent investigation into claims of...
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Venezuelan family found living in unfit conditions in basement of Hammond home
A pastor said he was only trying to help a migrant family when he arranged for them move into a home in Northwest Indiana.
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Former suburban police officer files lawsuit against manufacturers of hair relaxers
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Sources: Dolton trustees appoint former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to lead investigation into sexual assault allegation
Four Dolton trustees voted to appoint former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to lead an independent investigation into retaliation and sexual assault allegations stemming from a trip by village officials to Las Vegas last year, according to multiple sources with close knowledge of the situation.
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Dolton residents frustrated with Village Hall restrictions as corruption controversy embroils leaders
Dolton residents are speaking out in frustration over new restrictions at Dolton’s Village Hall, with many saying it’s among the distractions from a larger corruption controversy surrounding Mayor Tiffany Henyard and the village’s leadership.