Rose Schmidt loves to tell stories and highlight the issues that matter most to the community.
After moving around the Midwest and living in four other states, she couldn't be more thrilled to be back home in Illinois as part of the NBC Chicago team.
She previously worked as a reporter at FOX 9 in Minneapolis/St. Paul, CBS 58 in Milwaukee and News 3 Now in Madison, covering everything from medical miracles to Wisconsin’s contentious state Legislature to the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA championship.
Rose is a proud graduate of Elgin High School and the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia (M-I-Z!). Because she grew up in the Chicago suburbs, she's happy to be a short drive away from her family. When she's not working, Rose can usually be found singing at her piano, reading or exploring her favorite city.
Some of Rose's favorite things (in no particular order): Taylor Swift, grammar, cats, Sprite and Dunkin’ iced coffee.
Fun facts: She was once briefed by a U.S. Cabinet member, she's been skydiving, and she had a story published on the front page of USA Today. One of Rose’s nerdier fun facts is she once drove down to North Carolina to attend a One Tree Hill convention – she’s a big fan!
Rose is always looking for stories to tell. Please feel free to send her story ideas at Rose.Schmidt@nbcuni.com or via Twitter @RoseSchmidtTV!
The Latest
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Illinois creates legal pathway for immigrant children as deportations speed up
A new Illinois law designed to help vulnerable immigrant children who arrive in the U.S. alone took effect in June.
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Trump admin defends ICE detention of 22-year-old woman
The Trump administration is defending the detention of a young woman who has been in ICE custody since May.
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Protected as a child, detained by ICE as an adult: Impact of new court rulings
A series of court rulings took away a protection for children who flee a bad situation in their home country and arrive in the United States alone.
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UChicago Law bans electronics in first-year law classes to promote critical thinking
A professor said he wants to give the best training possible to the next generation of lawyers.
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Chicago, Cook County task force seeks to improve court system for domestic violence survivors
Chicago and Cook County have stepped up efforts to try and address violence against women, with a new task force aiming to help survivors in court.
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Chicago mayor taps Rush Health executive as city's new top public health leader
Chicago’s Department of Public Health could soon have a new leader, less than 2 months after Mayor Johnson asked the previous commissioner to resign.
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New Illinois law aims to prevent AI catastrophes before they happen
Amid concerns that artificial intelligence could be used in harmful ways, Illinois has enacted a new law requiring large AI companies to establish safety standards and be more transparent. On Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, which has provisions that mirror legislation in California and New York. The law, which takes effect on Jan. 1,…
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Massive emergency response after 2 Chicago police officers shot in South Shore
Two Chicago police officers were shot on Friday afternoon in the city’s South Shore neighborhood, authorities said. Rose Schmidt reports.
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First-of-its-kind ‘badgeless' crime crackdown announced by embattled U.S. attorney
Federal officials announced on Thursday the findings of massive 60-day crackdown on violent offenders they called “Operation New Dawn.”
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Mayor Johnson pushes new renter protections amid landlord opposition
More than half of Chicago households are renters, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing for an ordinance to add additional protections.
