Megan Hickey
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Illinois COVID Test Lab Accused of Giving False Negative Results
By Chris Hacker and Megan Hickey CHICAGO (CBS) — The PCR test: it’s the golden ticket to travel, meeting sick loved ones, and more during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s the most accurate and reliable way to detect infection. But how do patients know their negative test results are actually negative? A Lombard medical worker is raising alarms about one suburban Cook County lab’s PCR results. She… → Read More
Another Chicagoan Comes Forward, Says Apple AirTag Was Used To Track And Stalk Her
Imagine going to pick up your groceries when you suddenly receive a message on your phone that you're being followed. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey has been tracking what's many are called AirTag stalking, wherein people use tiny Apple AirTags on unsuspecting victims. → Read More
Chicago Teachers Union House Of Delegates Votes For Remote Learning; CPS CEO Martinez Says Schools Will Be Open, But Classes Canceled If Vote Becomes Final
A total of 88 percent of the members of the Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates voted late Tuesday in favor of moving to remote learning for the Chicago Public Schools amid a COVID-19 surge. → Read More
After They Piled Up At FedEx Dropboxes, Many CPS Students’ COVID-19 Tests Rendered ‘Invalid’
CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey on Monday dug into testing troubles for Chicago Public Schools kids. We have learned nearly 25,000 students’ test kits could not be processed. → Read More
With COVID-19 Cases At Worst Levels Yet, Some Hospitals Ban Visitors Altogether
We’re in the middle of the worst COVID-19 surge of the entire pandemic, and it comes as hospitals across the area are seeing staffing shortages and clamping down on visitors. → Read More
How Helpful Are Home Rapid Antigen Tests In Detecting Omicron COVID-19 Variant?
The Omicron variant surge is driving a new rush for COVID-19 testing. → Read More
Woman Involved In Armed Carjacking Is The Latest In Spike In Bridgeport
A 40-year-old woman is recovering after an armed carjacking Tuesday in broad daylight — in front of an elementary school. → Read More
CVS Installs Time-Delay Safes At All Illinois Pharmacy Locations To Deter Would-Be Thieves
Would-be thieves will now have a much harder time making a quick getaway at Illinois pharmacies. → Read More
Fears That Oak Park Apartment Could Collapse Leave Panicked Residents Scrambling To Evacuate
Dozens of residents are now in a panic to evacuate the building that the village fears could collapse. → Read More
Kenosha County Judge In Spotlight Following Recent Ruling Ahead Of Kyle Rittenhouse Trial
He shot three men, killing two, during protest after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Now, a judge is in the national spotlight prior to Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial on Monday. → Read More
Merck Asks FDA To Approve First COVID-19 Pill
The government has already ordered enough of the Merck pills to treat 1.7 million Americans and will distribute them to the states if the FDA approves its use. → Read More
‘Step In The Right Direction’: CPD Unveils Tip Hotline With Big Cash Rewards
"This is a serious program. The ones that I've studied over the years have not offered rewards up up to or beyond $500, sometimes $1,000 so I applaud the city." → Read More
‘A War Zone’: Witnesses Describe Fulton River District After Mass Shooting
"Why has the city turned into the wild wild west?" → Read More
Parent ‘Freaked Out’ By Social Media Posts To Chicago Schools
"This does not warrant life in jail, no, but it cannot be a misdemeanor." → Read More
A Closed CPS Charter School Leaves Student Without Transcript He Needs For College
"I hope I can hope for the best and plan for the worst. But what is that plan? → Read More
With Signing Of Colton’s Law, ‘It Feels Like I Can Finally Take A Breath,’ Mom Says
Happy tears, nearly two years in the making for Cassandra Tanner Miller. → Read More
Some Cook County Businesses Say Sky-High 2020 Property Tax Bills Could Shut Them Down
Some Cook County business owners have been left wondering if there were typos on their 2020 property tax bills – as their taxes soared 300, 400, or even 1,000 percent this year. → Read More
Problems Continue With Illinois’ ‘Vax Verify’ Portal
Chicago's new Vax Verify portal is supposed to make proving vaccination status easier, but days after the launch, we're still hearing the information is wrong. Now experts tell CBS 2 it's worse than we thought. → Read More
Days After Launch, Illinois COVID-19 Vaccine Portal Has Glitches
The state's calling it a new tool to make it easier to prove you're vaccinated. But just days into the launch of the new online portal Vax Verify, we're already getting complaints that the information online is wrong. → Read More
CBS 2 Investigation: CPD Extends ShotSpotter Contract With No Public Notice
"The city shouldn't be signing multimillion dollar surveillance contracts without any audit, without any public oversight, without any public input." → Read More