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NBCChicago's investigative team. We share investigations; you share story tips at [email protected] or 312-836-5821. Retweets are not endorsements.

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Our NBC5 Responds survey on digital grocery coupons has already received more than 850 responses! You still have a chance to participate before we close the survey at noon on Wednesday. We plan report on our findings next week: nbcchicago.com/consumer/havi…
Having problems with digital grocery store coupons? Take this survey to make your voice heard

Having problems with digital grocery store coupons? Take this survey to make your voice heard

NBC 5 Responds is hearing from a number of viewers who say they’re having problems using grocery store coupon apps following a story we aired last month.

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We knew @nbcphilrogers & @nathanhalder would make this series good. Turns out that's a massive understatement. Enjoy! nbcchicago.com/news/local/wa…
Watch: NBC Chicago Docuseries ‘Big Chicago Stories'

Watch: NBC Chicago Docuseries ‘Big Chicago Stories'

From a skyscraper-climbing spider-man to the shocking and devastating Loop train crash, a new NBC Chicago docuseries has brought some of the city’s biggest stories back to the screen.

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tinyurl.com/y2vyc5gd Colleges in areas with some of their highest coronavirus levels right now: @indianauniv @valpoU @NotreDame @Mizzou @univofdayton @UTKnoxville @SLU_Official @Morehouse @msstate @miamiuniversity @IllinoisStateU @eiu @ColoradoCollege @CoeCollege @BGSU & more
Use This Chart to Find Out the Coronavirus Situation Around Your 4-Year College nbcchicago.com/investigation… @nbcchicago

Use This Chart to Find Out the Coronavirus Situation Around Your 4-Year College

NBC 5 Investigates has found that coronavirus cases are currently rising — or have recently peaked at their highest rates — in the counties of more than 350 four-year colleges and universities...

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What's the Coronavirus Status at Your College Destination? Use Our Tool to Find Out nbcchicago.com/news/local/wh…
What's the Coronavirus Status at Your College Destination? Use Our Tool to Find Out

What's the Coronavirus Status at Your College Destination? Use Our Tool to Find Out

Incoming freshmen will tell you college is challenging enough, with new towns, new roommates, new academic hurdles, and new concerns about how far they can stretch their parents’ dollars. Now,...

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The final countdown is on and the state has JUST ADDED new places where you can buy recreational pot starting tomorrow. Here's the up-to-date list @nbcchicago: nbcchicago.com/news/local/ma…
MAP: Where You Can Buy Recreational Marijuana in Illinois on Jan. 1

MAP: Where You Can Buy Recreational Marijuana in Illinois on Jan. 1

On Jan. 1, 2020 recreational cannabis becomes legal in Illinois, but that doesn’t mean you can purchase it anywhere in the state.  Only state licensed dispensaries will be allowed to sell marijuana...

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Tonight: Nightly News will report on the story that we did last week with @ChrisCoffeyNBC . Click youtube.com/watch?v=Ue9ZOgx_… or the @nbcchicago link below to see our report on the agonizing #911 phone calls in real time. @ChicagoOEMC when will you talk to us on camera?
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Recordings show stroke victim called 911, but couldn't get help without address: bit.ly/33mKVx8 - @nbcchicago @stephgosk has more of this story tonight on @NBCNightlyNews.
Recordings Show Stroke Victim Called 911, But Couldn't Get Help Without Address

Recordings Show Stroke Victim Called 911, But Couldn't Get Help Without Address

If you’re having a stroke, every minute counts. NBC 5 Investigates obtained a recording of two 911 calls in which a man suffering a stroke was repeatedly asked by dispatchers to provide an address,...

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Listen to this agonizingly-long 911 call and ask yourself: How in the world is it that #Chicago 911 couldn’t figure out the address to get help to this man? @chicagoOEMC will you agree to talk on-cam about this case? @nbcchicago @ChrisCoffeyNBC youtu.be/Ue9ZOgx_SMo
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Handicapped Parking Sold to the Highest Bidder? ⁦@nbcchicago⁩ ⁦@NBC5Investigate⁩ nbcchicago.com/news/local/Ha…
Handicapped Parking Sold to the Highest Bidder?

Handicapped Parking Sold to the Highest Bidder?

Handicapped parking spaces are wide, close to elevators and may even boost your property’s value. But are these accessible spots located in Chicago apartment buildings being used by the people they...

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State Workers Violently Assaulted in #Illinois Youth Centers nbcchicago.com/investigation… via @nbcchicago @nbc5investigate
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Driver in Fatal Trooper Crash Was Paraplegic Who Had No License nbcchicago.com/investigation…
Driver in Fatal Trooper Crash Was Paraplegic Who Had No License

Driver in Fatal Trooper Crash Was Paraplegic Who Had No License

The motorist blamed for a wrong-way crash which killed an Illinois State Trooper was confined to a wheelchair, operated his car’s gas pedal with a cane, never had a driver’s license, and had been...

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'Auxiliary Cops' in Many Chicago Suburbs Have Little Actual Training - ⁦@BetterGov⁩ and NBC5 Investigate nbcchicago.com/investigation…
Auxiliary police in Illinois can wear a badge, a sidearm and a police uniform having never gone through full academy training like their sworn counterparts. A BGA/@NBC5Investigate report found numerous cases of misconduct, negligence and abuse of power bit.ly/2Gsvmf3
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#TimmothyPitzen Case: Who Is Brian Michael Rini? Court Records Detail a Troubled Past ⁦@nbcchicago⁩ ⁦@NBC5Investigate⁩ nbcchicago.com/investigation…
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Speaking of shooting death of off-duty #Chicago police officer John Rivera, CPD Superintendent Johnson says there is no indication attackers knew police officers were in car. @nbcchicago
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Dodging Traffic and Rescuing Stranded Drivers: Meet the IDOT Minutemen ⁦@IDOT_Illinois⁩ ⁦@nbcchicago⁩ ⁦@NBC5Investigate⁩ nbcchicago.com/investigation…
Dodging Traffic and Rescuing Stranded Drivers: Meet the IDOT Minutemen

Dodging Traffic and Rescuing Stranded Drivers: Meet the IDOT Minutemen

You’ve seen their yellow trucks driving on Chicago area expressways for decades. And without them, chances are your next commute in to the city or suburbs would probably take a lot longer than usual.

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Hybrid, Electric Vehicle Owners Hit With Higher Registration Fees ⁦@nbcchicago⁩ ⁦@NBC5Investigate⁩ ⁦@JCB_Journo⁩ nbcchicago.com/investigation…
Hybrid, Electric Vehicle Owners Hit With Higher Registration Fees

Hybrid, Electric Vehicle Owners Hit With Higher Registration Fees

Joe Takacs opened his Indiana vehicle registration notice in October and said he was surprised to see a fee increase for his hybrid car. “It makes me mad,” Takacs said. “I’m paying more money because...

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Veterans Fighting For Benefits After Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan ⁦@nbcchicago⁩ ⁦@NBC5Investigate⁩ nbcchicago.com/investigation…
Veterans Fighting For Benefits After Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

Veterans Fighting For Benefits After Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

Army National Guard Major Michael Ray started every morning with a run around his military bases while serving as a physician’s assistant in Afghanistan and Iraq. The jogs took Ray, a Sheboygan...

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Chris Coffey@ChrisCoffeyNBC14 Nov 2018
I recently spent time with the ⁦@IDOT_Illinois⁩ Minutemen for an ⁦@NBC5Investigate⁩ report. These state workers help improve traffic flow across Chicagoland while facing many dangers on the interstates. Story at 10pm ⁦@nbcchicago⁩
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EXCLUSIVE: We now have a clearer picture of the #OpioidEpidemic in #Chicago and suburbs. Our map using state data shows how often paramedics are responding to overdoses bit.ly/2RNSlnS @nbcchicago @NBC5Investigate
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