LeeAnn Trotter

NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter moderates the panel discussion, “The Path Forward: Personal Stories About Race and How We Can Make A Difference.” Nick Cave and Bob Faust, artists and life partners, speak about how the killing of George Floyd affected them differently due to their backgrounds.  Their personal stories help provide an opportunity for a heartfelt discussion on race,...

NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter moderates “The Path Forward: Personal Stories About Race and How We Can Make A Difference,” a discussion with artists and life partners Nick Cave and Bob Faust and Center on Halsted Chief Administrative Officer Kim Fountain.

NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has a sneak peek at some very cool and interactive exhibits.

NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter sits down with President and CEO of Glenwood Academy, an organization that aims to eradicate poverty, injustice and inequity through the power of residential education.

When Dr. Kaleem Malik and his team arrived in the Bahamas on behalf of Humanity First USA, an international disaster response organization, they met with Ministry of Health and other agencies and identified Coopers Town in Abaco Island as a place where no other medical team had gone—tasked with rebuilding the clinic there.

When Dr. Kaleem Malik and his team arrived in the Bahamas on behalf of Humanity First USA, an international disaster response organization, they met with Ministry of Health and other agencies and identified Coopers Town in Abaco Island as a place where no other medical team had gone—tasked with rebuilding the clinic there. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Jahmal Cole believes we all have a responsibility to take care of all of our communities. So when he heard the snowstorm was coming, he put out the call for volunteers.

A new mom is still recovering after delivering her third child Saturday morning. The outift the newborn baby boy is wearing came courtesy of his newborn nurse darlene rogers.

A new mom is still recovering after delivering her third child Saturday morning. The outift the newborn baby boy is wearing came courtesy of his newborn nurse Darlene Rogers. LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Since Covenant House opened its first Chicago location in February, it has provided a safe haven for more than 170 young people between 18 and 24 years old. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Visitors at Brookfield Zoo are getting a first look at one of the zoo’s new additions: a baby wombat. There are only nine of these marsupials in the United States and Brookfield Zoo is now home to three of them.

A biographical film opens Friday about Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice. The Chicago Black Partners Alliance sees the movie as a chance to shine a light on the lack of diversity in the law profession. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

As part of NBC 5’s Making A Difference series focused on inspiring, positive local stories, our station’s latest half-hour special dedicated to those stories airs at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Every Friday at 6 p.m. Sarah Anderson is on Facebook, interacting with thousands of followers who have been inspired by her story of survival. “I was 18, a new mother, going through Stage 4 head and neck cancer,” she said.

A cancer survivor’s message of hope and faith goes viral to her thousands of followers on Facebook. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has her touching story.

As the nine-month anniversary of the Chicago Cubs’ World Series championship approaches, a baby boom could be starting in the Windy City.