CHARLIE WOJCIECHOWSKI

After the first crash of a Boeing 737 Max last year, federal safety officials estimated that there could be 15 more fatal crashes of the Max over the next few decades if Boeing didn’t fix a critical automated flight-control system. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the details on some wireless, timeless toys to keep an eye out for this holiday season.

Three Chicago police officers were found not guilty Thursday of attempting to cover up the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

A federal complaint filed on behalf of a former Marine claims she was forcibly strip-searched without cause by police following a DUI arrest her lawyer says wasn’t warranted. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The shutdown is not only affecting the TSA, now we’re seeing the impact on other federal agencies and in turn, everyday people as well. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the latest on how it’s affecting Chicagoans.

As the official date for enforcement of the Real ID Act approaches, the Transportation Security Administration is beginning to advise air-travelers of the act’s requirements.

Parents of a 6-year-old Plainfield boy say their son spent hours locked outside his home after he was mistakenly dropped off by his school bus instead of being taken to day care.

The Chicago Police Board began a hearing Monday to determine if Officer Robert Rialmo’s use of force in the 2015 shooting of Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones was justified.

The Chicago Police Board began a hearing Monday to determine if Officer Robert Rialmo’s use of force in the 2015 shooting of Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones was justified. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released a statement Tuesday evening clearing Chicago police officers in connection to the racially-charged shooting of a 25-year-old man who was shot to death by an off-duty cop in 2016.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released a statement Tuesday evening clearing Chicago police officers in connection to the racially-charged shooting of a 25-year-old man who was shot to death by an off-duty cop in 2016. Chris Hush reports.

McDonald’s workers made their voices heard Thursday along West Randolph Street.

McDonald’s workers once again took their fight for a $15-an-hour wage to the streets, but today, they had a little extra muscle, as NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski explains. 

It is a powerful statement: a fence line marked with black and white American flags all with a single blue line down the middle.