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City agencies delay, deny and withhold records related to protest permits at Democratic National Convention
With less than two months before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, three city agencies have so far refused to provide records showing which groups have applied and been approved to protest during the week of the DNC. NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Recent lawsuit sheds light on how Chicago migrant funds are being spent
The latest figures from the City of Chicago’s spending dashboard shows the city has spent more than $400 million over the past two years on migrants – with the bulk of that money going to private companies that helped forge lease agreements or provided staffing for migrants shelters. NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Recent lawsuit sheds light on how Chicago migrant funds are being spent
The latest figures from the City of Chicago’s spending dashboard shows the city has spent more than $400 million over the past two years on migrants – with the bulk of that money going to private companies that helped forge lease agreements or provided staffing for migrants shelters.
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Gary police records chronicle hundreds of runaway reports from teen treatment facility
Over and over again, the calls to the Lake County emergency dispatch center come in.
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Illinois budget includes $20M aimed at repairing cuts to sexual assault crisis services
When state lawmakers in Springfield approved a spending plan in the wee hours of the morning this week, it included a $20 million injection of funds meant to shore up federal cuts that led to layoffs and forced rape crisis centers across Illinois to close. Bennett Haeberle has the details.
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Illinois budget includes $20M aimed at repairing cuts to sexual assault crisis services
When state lawmakers in Springfield approved a spending plan in the wee hours of the morning this week, it included a $20 million injection of funds meant to shore up federal cuts that led to layoffs and forced rape crisis centers across Illinois to close.
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Dismissed: Chicago's sex crime conviction rate among worst of major U.S. cities
An unprecedented investigation by NBC 5 Investigates found sexual assault cases in Chicago rarely led to an arrest and almost never led to a sex crime conviction with prison time, NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Chicago's sex crime conviction rate among worst of major U.S. cities
An unprecedented investigation by NBC 5 Investigates found sexual assault cases in Chicago rarely led to an arrest and almost never led to a sex crime conviction with prison time, according to our review of more than 21,000 reported sex crime complaints in Chicago.
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Dismissed: Resources for survivors, proposals for change and more
As part of our “Dismissed” series, NBC 5 Investigates compiled a list of resource for survivors in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, along with information on ways to advocate for change.
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Dismissed: Racial disparities and the difficulty of prosecuting sexual assault cases
As part of NBC 5 Investigates and Telemundo Chicago’s six-month investigation, our team explored a racial disparity among victims and why these cases can be hard to prosecute. NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Racial disparities and the difficulty of prosecuting sexual assault cases
As part of NBC 5 Investigates and Telemundo Chicago’s six-month investigation, our team explored a racial disparity among victims and why these cases can be hard to prosecute.
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Part 1: Thousands of sexual assault cases die each year inside Chicago's justice system
In the first installment of “Dismissed,” NBC 5 Investigates’ Bennett Haeberle uncovered the startling details behind our six-month investigation into reported sex crimes and spoke with an assault survivor whose experience mirrored that of countless other victims.
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Thousands of sexual assault cases die each year inside Chicago's justice system
NBC 5 Investigates conducted a six-month investigation that found sexual assault charges were never filed or were dropped in favor of non-sex charges time and time again. Find our extensive “Dismissed” series here. Trigger warning: the following investigative reports discuss issues of sexual violence. After it was over, she had a rape kit collected but waited to tell the police….
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Dismissed: A 6-month investigation of Chicago sex crime arrests & convictions
NBC 5 Investigates spent six months reviewing police records and examining court documents to find out how often allegations involving sex are never charged, never tried or simply disappear.
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What spurred 6-month investigation into Chicago sex crime arrests and convictions?
A six-month investigation found four out of every five people arrested in Chicago for a sexual assault, rape or other sex-related crime get their sex charges dismissed. The findings are disturbing on a topic that is difficult to talk about but so important to be informed. NBC 5 Investigates’ Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Dismissed: Behind the NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago investigation
NBC 5 Investigates – along with Telemundo Chicago Investiga – spent six months looking at every account of sexual assault, sexual abuse, incest, child pornography, sex trafficking and other sex crimes documented on the Chicago police crime database.
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‘The Price of Beauty' aims to help residents become more informed patients, consumers
In our new series “The Price of Beauty,” NBC Chicago is examining the health and wellness industry, and how you can become a more well-informed patient and consumer, and Allison Rosati has a preview of what’s to come.
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Suspect charged in killing of Chicago police officer faces additional charges
The suspect charged with the first-degree murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca faces additional charges of aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm, Chicago police announced Thursday afternoon.
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Suspect charged in killing of Chicago police officer faces additional charges
The suspect charged with the first-degree murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca faces additional charges of aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm, Chicago Police announced Thursday afternoon. NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Associate of suspect in murder of CPD officer Luis Huesca appears in court
A man who is a known associate of the man wanted in the murder of Chicago police officer Luis Huesca appeared in court Tuesday, NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.