Phil Rogers
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Left for Dead: How One Suburban Police Department Solved a Hit-and-Run Crash
As the Chicago Police Department’s clearance rate on hit-and-run crashes lags behind other major cities, with case after case going cold, some despite obvious clues, one suburban police department has taken a very different approach. → Read More
Emails Show How the Relationship Between the Bears and Chicago Officials Turned ‘Toxic' Before Arlington Heights Bid
As the Chicago Bears eye a move from Soldier Field to suburban Arlington Heights, Chicago officials have publicly lobbied the team to stay, with Mayor Lori... → Read More
What the Chicago Bears Can Learn About Arlington Heights From SoFi Stadium
As the Chicago Bears pursue the possibility of leaving Soldier Field to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, what might that look like? And who will end up footing the bill? If you were looking to find a parallel to what the team is hoping to create, perhaps the best comparison is SoFi Stadium, the two-year-old home of the Los Angeles Rams and LA Chargers. → Read More
Left for Dead: NBC 5 Suing Over Public Records in Hit-and-Run Crashes
For over a year, NBC 5 Investigates has been reporting on the shocking number of hit-and-run crashes across Chicago: more than 31,000 so far this year, killing 25 people and injuring over 4,100 others. Now, NBC 5 is taking multiple agencies to court over public records requests that have been denied. → Read More
How a Strange Deal Struck in Springfield a Decade Ago Now Prevents Illinois Communities From Banning Assault Weapons
After the terrifying mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade, many noted the irony that the incident occurred in one of the few cities in... → Read More
Highland Park Shooting Survivor Shares Story as City's Assault Weapons Ban Faces New Legal Challenge
Just months after the deadly mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade, a survivor is sharing her story as the city’s assault weapons ban – which previously survived a challenge all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court – faces yet another legal battle. → Read More
Chicago Police Misconduct Investigations Averaging 3.8 Years to Reach Board for Discipline
Chicago police officers accused of misconduct can spend years in limbo, many off the streets but still getting paid, as their cases make their way through the city’s investigatory process. → Read More
Outgoing Illinois House GOP Leader Durkin on Midterm Losses: ‘We Need to Move on From Donald Trump'
Just hours after Democrats won major victories across Illinois in Tuesday’s midterm elections, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin announced he would not seek another term as minority leader. Speaking out about his decision on Thursday, Durkin said he made a commitment to himself after the June primary that he would stay on as long as the GOP won enough seats. → Read More
Independent Monitor Overseeing Chicago Police Consent Decree Notes Staffing Issues Raised by Ousted Reform Chief
The attorney charged with monitoring reform in the Chicago Police Department has pointedly noted how departmental staffing is affecting those reform efforts. It’s a concern which was also raised this summer by the chief of CPD’s Office of Constitutional Policing and Reform. → Read More
Taxpayers Still Owe $640M on 2002 Soldier Field Renovation
Documents obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show taxpayers are on the hook for $640 million for the renovation of Soldier Field, twenty years later. → Read More
Jury Awards $4.5M to Bystander Injured in Chicago Police Pursuit
A Cook County jury has awarded $4.5 million to a woman who suffered horrific injuries as a result of a Chicago police chase that her attorneys say clearly violated department policy. → Read More
Friends of Hit-and-Run Victim Say Officials Won't Respond to Their Pleas for Justice
One year after the hit-and-run that killed Linda Mensch, her loved ones continue to fight for justice in her case – even as they say police won’t respond to them. → Read More
Left for Dead: Chicago Officer Let Hit-and-Run Investigations Languish for Years Before Discipline, Records Show
Newly obtained records reveal that a Chicago police officer was suspended for one day without pay after letting multiple cases drag on for years, including the investigation into a shocking 2016 fatal hit-and-run crash. → Read More
City Releases Long-Awaited COPA Report on Watts Scandal
After fighting for more than a year to keep it secret, the city of Chicago on Thursday released a report on disgraced former Police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his crew, who framed and shook down residents of the Ida B. Wells housing project for more than a decade. → Read More
City of Chicago Defies Court Order to Release COPA Report on Watts
The City of Chicago as of Wednesday has defied a judge’s order to release an unredacted report on its investigation into disgraced former Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts, dragging its feet again in the biggest scandal in the history of the Chicago Police Department. → Read More
Left for Dead: Hit-and-Run Crashes Still Unsolved as Crisis Continues Across Chicago
In the two months since NBC 5 Investigates’ “Left for Dead” series uncovering Chicago’s hit-and-run crisis, the cases that were unsolved then – despite major evidence like vehicles left behind – have still not seen an arrest, as the crisis has continued across the city. → Read More
Chicago Man Charged With Phony Distress Call
A 45-year-old Chicago man faces charges for making police believe one of their own was in trouble and needed help. → Read More
Darren Bailey Embraces ‘America First' Mindset After Steamrolling GOP Field
State Sen. Darren Bailey overwhelmed his five opponents in the Republican primary for Illinois governor on Tuesday, winning the GOP nomination by a whopping 42%, but will his embrace of Donald Trump impact his performance with a broader electorate? → Read More
COPA Recommends Firing 2 Officers For Brickyard Mall Encounter
A newly released report reveals that Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) recommended the firing of two police officers and suspensions of two sergeants and two other officers in the aftermath of a violent encounter in the tumultuous days after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis two years ago. → Read More
Secret Service Agent Wounded in Reagan Assassination Attempt Reacts to Ruling for Hinckley's Unconditional Release
Tim McCarthy, the Secret Service agent wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, says he accepts a judge’s ruling for the unconditional release of John Hinckley, Jr., but noted that there “isn’t much room for error” in the decision. → Read More