Body Cam Video Shows Chicago Cop Took Cover for 90 Seconds After Fatally Shooting His Partner, Krystal Rivera Body camera videos released Friday show that officer Carlos Baker ran up a stairwell after encountering an armed man and firing the gunshot that killed Rivera.

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Officials have released footage showing the fatal shooting of Krystal Rivera following months of work covering the case by Peter Nickeas, @ctoner.bsky.social and our friends in @cstguild.bsky.social. Another example of invaluable work made by our members.

Chicago Cops Did Little to Probe Gun Stolen From Police Station and Used in Three Shootings, New Records Show The Glock was later used in three shootings, but no one was ever charged in the gun's theft, nor was any officer disciplined.

A gun went missing from a room full of cops in 2023 and police did little to investigate. Casey Toner and Peter Nickeas, along with partners at the Chicago Sun-Times, published a story revealing new details in the case this weekend.

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@ctoner.bsky.social reports on the Trump administration suing Illinois over the state's attempts to regulate prediction/ gambling markets: illinoisanswers.org/2026/04/03/p...

@gracehauck.bsky.social reports on a settlement between Williamson County and a man who was restrained for days in a chair: illinoisanswers.org/2026/04/07/t...

Our newsroom has been busy this past week, following up on our investigative reporting into the gambling market and the use of restraints in jails in Illinois. 👇

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🚨 @illinoisanswers.bsky.social and @chicago.suntimes.com won a court case to release the records including body cam footage of last summer's fatal police shooting of Ofc. Krystal Rivera by her partner, Ofc. Carlos Baker.

Brace For Impact: Tax Hikes Loom For South, West Side Homeowners Property assessments double for 37,000 homes in Chicago’s historically neglected neighborhoods amid fresh investor interest.

Read more of their reporting here >>>

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These are the finalists for the 49th Annual Peter Lisagor Awards - Chicago Headline Club The finalists for the 49th Annual Peter Lisagor Awards represent some of the best journalism produced in Illinois and northwest Indiana from across print, digital and broadcast media. Our thanks to ev...

Congrats to our member @alexnitkin.bsky.social and @adquig.bsky.social, of @chicagonewsguild.bsky.social , who were nominated for a Peter Lisagor Award for their series on Chicago property taxes.

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More from BGA's policy staff: www.bettergov.org/2026/03/18/c...

And the original Illinois Answers investigation: illinoisanswers.org/2021/04/23/t...

Big win for BGA's workers this week after Chicago's City Council passed an ordinance to study modernizing safety inspections following a 2021 investigation into renter deaths from Madison Hopkins, a 2023 series from Alex Nitkin and work from BGA's independent advocacy arm.

Meet:

Sidnee King Pineda: investigative reporter and matcha drinker

Geoffrey Cubbage: policy and budget analyst and best dressed in the office

Alex Nitkin: investigative reporter and bringer of baked goods to the office

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