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judge: lincoln towing  fit  to keep license

judge: lincoln towing fit to keep license

CHICAGO — WGN Investigates has learned an notorious Chicago towing company may catch to keep its...


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sadness frustrations nightmares complaints about...

sadness frustrations nightmares complaints about...

MARION,Ill. – For years, the historic Miss America Organization heard complaints about the way the...


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promises made, promises kept: wgn investigates...

promises made, promises kept: wgn investigates...

As a candidate,Donald Trump was fond of holding Chicago up as an example of a city in disarray....


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pulling back the curtain on the miss illinois...

pulling back the curtain on the miss illinois...

MARION,Ill. — Pull back the curtain on the Miss Illinois Scholarship pageant, and youll see things...


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amtrak boss guilty of steering  polar express ...

amtrak boss guilty of steering polar express ...

The head of Amtrak’s operations at Chicago’s Union Station pleaded guilty to a steering contract...


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overexposure leads to inmate uprising

overexposure leads to inmate uprising

Last year,Cook County corrections officers were attacked 500 times. They found 239 weapons inside...


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new study reveals startling numbers about chicago...

new study reveals startling numbers about chicago...

CHICAGO — A new study by the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab released Tuesday gets into the...


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how modern day train robberies are bringing more...

how modern day train robberies are bringing more...

CHICAGO — Chicago streets are marked with the remnants of gun violence. In a continuing look at...


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timing, politics and payout lead up to gutierrez...

timing, politics and payout lead up to gutierrez...

After 12 terms in Congress, Illinois Democrat Luis Gutierrez announced Tuesday that he will not seek...


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independent investigation launched in schiller...

independent investigation launched in schiller...

SCHILLER PARK,Ill. — Follow up on our Schiller Park investigation: WGN Investigates learned the...


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schiller park follow up: a call for independent...

schiller park follow up: a call for independent...

Late Friday,the mayor of suburban Schiller Park called for an independent death investigation after...


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sen. durbin wants more security at chicago rail...

sen. durbin wants more security at chicago rail...

CHICAGO  — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin told Norfolk Southern this week that it must finish more to...


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suburban home flooded with neighborhood sewage but...

suburban home flooded with neighborhood sewage but...

WGN Investigates a little known Illinois law that can cause a big financial burden to homeowners....


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airlines  tech troubles make frustrations soar -...

airlines tech troubles make frustrations soar -...

The careful choreography of modern flight can approach to a sudden quit when an airline computer...


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why is your cell phone bill skyrocketing?

why is your cell phone bill skyrocketing?

As cell phone data usage continues to rise customers are questioning how data fees are calculated by...


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what will become of trump s business ties to...

what will become of trump s business ties to...

We in the news commerce like to report on what we’ve learned,but with all the questions about...


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family questions judge s history with defendant in...

family questions judge s history with defendant in...

GALENA — One should never underestimate the power of a judge. A whole town knows that he,and he...


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terrorism recruitment material focuses on attacks...

terrorism recruitment material focuses on attacks...

WGN Investigates has found the type of attack that happened Tuesday in New York has been threatened...


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10 years later, many questions remain in the...

10 years later, many questions remain in the...

It’s been ten years since the disappearance of Lisa Stebic.  The suburban mother of two vanished...


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10 years later, many questions remain in the...

10 years later, many questions remain in the...

  It’s been ten years since the disappearance of Lisa Stebic.  The suburban mother of two...


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2 girlfriends. 2 deaths. 1 house. many questions.

2 girlfriends. 2 deaths. 1 house. many questions.

Politics can be a rough-and-tumble commerce at the highest level or as small as a local village. So...


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traffic light installed at o hare ride share lot

traffic light installed at o hare ride share lot

CHICAGO — A stay light was installed at Chicago’s O’Hare ride-share lot Tuesday. As WGN...


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parents  six year mission of  spreading joy  after...

parents six year mission of spreading joy after...

We often share with you families’ tears,sadness and anger in the hours and days after the murder...


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spring breakers caught up in transportation turf...

spring breakers caught up in transportation turf...

A group of suburban tall school students and their families say they felt like they were being held...


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wgn investigates schiller park follow up: the...

wgn investigates schiller park follow up: the...

Late Friday,the mayor of suburban Schiller Park called for an independent death investigation after...


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already in prison, drew peterson s murder for hire...

already in prison, drew peterson s murder for hire...

Drew Peterson is back in the news, but this time it’s because he’s costing you stout money. The...


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burke (finally) loses bodyguards, but how did he...

burke (finally) loses bodyguards, but how did he...

CHICAGO —  Alderman Ed Burke was charged with attempted extortion but he has still maintained his...


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man convicted following 11 year wait for trial

man convicted following 11 year wait for trial

CHICAGO — A man sitting behind bars at the Cook County Jail for more than a decade finally...


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a look into the drug that s saving people from...

a look into the drug that s saving people from...

The opioid epidemic has a string of non-profit organizations looking for ways to save lives.  Some...


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feds investigate after a local woman hacked in...

feds investigate after a local woman hacked in...

Awith about 10000 followers.  It has helped her promote her trade Bliss Fashion Lounge in Forest...


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police reports offer new details in united...

police reports offer new details in united...

WGN Investigates has obtained reports filed by Chicago Department of Aviation security officers...


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video captures moving moments between murder...

video captures moving moments between murder...

LYNWOOD,Ill. —  It was the end of a 12 hour shift. A murder earlier that morning in Hammond led...


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8 years later, how has obama changed chicago?

8 years later, how has obama changed chicago?

It’s been nine years since “Senator” Barack Obama campaigned on “hope and change.” Obama...


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tracing guns in america: an impossibly tough job

tracing guns in america: an impossibly tough job

WGN Investigates traveled to a residence most would drive by. You would never suspect a non-descript...


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burke to resign as finance committee chair

burke to resign as finance committee chair

CHICAGO — Chicago alderman Ed Burke will relinquish the source of some of his power effective 5...


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city council to look at way to improve background...

city council to look at way to improve background...

CHICAGO — The Chicago City Council is taking up ways to improve background checks for ride-share...


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inside the mind of a former neo nazi:  it was easy...

inside the mind of a former neo nazi: it was easy...

CHICAGO — Christian Picciolini says he wasn’t raised a racist by his Italian immigrant parents...


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is chicago ready?  the doomsday squad  works to...

is chicago ready? the doomsday squad works to...

A team of researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont is tough at work trying to predict...


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trouble with towing: who is holding companies...

trouble with towing: who is holding companies...

CHICAGO —  After decades of complaints, an notorious towing company in Chicago is being hauled...


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infamous chicago mobster make new plea of...

infamous chicago mobster make new plea of...

CHICAGO — An infamous Chicago mobster has made a modern plea of innocence. Joey “The Clown”...


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bill to punish inmates for exposing themselves in...

bill to punish inmates for exposing themselves in...

CHICAGO — A bill to punish inmates for exposing themselves in jail has passed out of a state...


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cook county inmates facing arson charges

cook county inmates facing arson charges

CHICAGO — Eight Cook County jail inmates now face charges of arson. Newly released video shows the...


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death investigation involving  town bully  of...

death investigation involving town bully of...

GALENA — Three hours northwest of Chicago is a resort town famous for its golf courses in the...


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suburban cop pleads not guilty to recording women

suburban cop pleads not guilty to recording women

CHICAGO HEIGHTS,Ill. A south suburban police chief entered a not guilty plea Wednesday to charges...


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3 men arrested near o hare after police discover...

3 men arrested near o hare after police discover...

CHICAGO — Chicago police brought in the FBI to interview three men arrested this weekend with at...


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