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Jamari Dent, a 13-year-old Chicago Public Schools student who suffered a brain injury in 2019 following a suicide attempt after months of bullying, died Thursday, his family’s attorney confirmed in a statement.

Northsider Todd Woolman says his troubles began last October, when he returned to his Kenmore Avenue home after two months away caring for a sick relative. Upon his return, he said he learned that the man he had asked to house sit the previous August, had brought in another man while he was away. “They established residency while I was…

Northsider Todd Woolman says his troubles began last October, when he returned to his Kenmore Avenue home after two months away caring for a sick relative. Then, his housesitter refused to leave. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers shares the story.

Allegations of abuse and neglect have been levied against a suburban care facility, with family of a disabled woman saying one incident was captured on video by a staffer. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers has the story. *WARNING: This story contains images that may be difficult to watch for some viewers. Discretion is advised.*

By anyone’s definition, 30-year-old Theodore Hilk was brilliant, graduating with a double-major from MIT after a distinguished academic career in high school, where he made the papers with a perfect score on his ACT.

With a rather mundane notation Tuesday in what was sometimes an eventful and even zany case, the criminal saga of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich officially came to a close.

The work-from-home strategy adopted by many companies and employees during the pandemic will soon be shifting as employees return to fill office buildings. NBC 5 Investigates’ Chris Coffey has the story.

Through rain, sleet or snow, especially in the dead of night, they carry what appear to be U.S. postal keys, but they are not postal carriers. They are thieves using real and counterfeit keys to steal mail and people’s identities.

Thieves with stolen keys are getting access to apartment buildings and condos across Chicago. Rob Stafford reports.

In tonight’s NBC 5 Investigates, Phil Rogers shares the story of a Lincoln Park garage that has sparked plenty of controversy, with neighbors demanding the city take action on what they consider a hazard.

Residents of a leafy block in Lincoln Park are complaining that a dilapidated-appearing garage poses a danger to their community, and asking why it is taking so long for the City of Chicago to correct the issue. “There have been notices regarding the garage for I would say the last two or three years,” says Anjana Dalal, whose home is…

Former sinus surgeon Mark Weinberger was convicted of 22 counts of health care fraud in northwest Indiana in 2012. Now he’s out of prison and one of his patients says she can’t believe what he’s doing now. NBC 5’s Rob Stafford reports

An analysis of court records by NBC 5 Investigates indicates only a few dozen cases have made it through the courts and only a handful of defendants have drawn terms in prison. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

An analysis of court records by NBC 5 Investigates indicates only a few dozen cases have made it through the courts and only a handful of defendants have drawn terms in prison.

A year ago, looters roamed Chicago and the suburbs, smashing windows, stealing merchandise and wreaking havoc. A year later, an analysis of court records by NBC 5 Investigates indicates only a few dozen cases have made it through the courts. Phil Rogers has more details.

Data from the U.S. Marshal’s Service shows an alarming spike in threats against judges and other protectees, from less than 1,000 in 2015 to over 4,000 in each of the last three years. And there have been other horrifying examples of individuals acting on their anger.

Heightened threats have become more clear, based on data, against Chicago judges and federal buildings in the city in the last several years. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers reports.

Security threats are becoming more common for judges across the US, and authorities are working to address those concerns. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers has more.

Never-before-heard tapes reveal conversations between the killer John Wayne Gacy and his lawyers following his 1978 arrest.

Secret John Wayne Gacy tapes reveal never-before-heard conversations between the serial killer and his lawyers. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.