A suburban Chicago community is short-changed by two government agencies.

#WGNInvestigates' @benbradleytv.bsky.social reports:

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O’Hare’s air war: Top two carriers battle for customers, capacity and control American Airlines is now suing the City of Chicago, arguing a plan to hand over roughly six O’Hare gates to archrival United is part of a plan to “marginalize” American and is a v…

There’s a brewing battle between the top two airlines at O’Hare International Airport as they battle for customers, capacity and control.

@benbradleytv.bsky.social reports for #WGNInvestigates:

Reported crimes at Chicago Public Libraries on the rise, data shows Chicago Public Libraries have seen a significant increase in reported crimes, with theft and sexual offenses being the most common, prompting calls for increased safety measures such as panic butto…

Chicago Public Libraries welcome millions of visitors every year. But some library workers fear there’s not enough being done to keep those visitors and staffers safe.

#WGNInvestigates reviewed data from the Chicago Police Department on reported crimes at libraries citywide in recent years.

Days before she leaves office, we have a new tally of Tiffany Henyard's cost to taxpayers.

And #WGNInvestigates asks her "what's next?"

@benbradleytv.bsky.social reports:

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Tents still in place at Gompers Park weeks after moving event began CHICAGO (WGN) — Six weeks after the start of what the City of Chicago dubbed an “Accelerated Moving Event” – tents at a Northwest Side park remain in place and others have even been set up.  W…

#WGNInvestigates visited Gompers Park on Wednesday and found more than two dozen tents still in place, even as the city began the work to clear the park.

Top prosecutor: Chief judge staff has to call 911 for help Cook County’s top prosecutor claims the chief judge’s office lacks the resources to ensure defendants on electronic monitoring are where they are supposed to be, resulting in 57 escape …

The county’s top prosecutor says the chief judge’s office doesn’t have the people or power to ensure defendants on electronic monitoring are where they’re supposed to be.

That’s the claim in a memo from the state’s attorney, first reported by @cwbchicago.bsky.social & obtained by #WGNInvestigates.

Hammond's new overpass plans ignite protests Activists and the mayor of Hammond, Indiana are at odds over the construction of a new overpass aimed at alleviating the impact of frequent and prolonged blockages caused by stopped trains, with th…

Children on trains, an overpass and an urban forest are at the center of a fight between activists and the mayor of #Hammond, Indiana.

@seanlewistv.bsky.social reports for #WGNInvestigates:

Chicago small business owners concerned over Trump’s tariffs on Mexican imports Chicago’s small business owners are still on edge after Monday’s news that President Trump will begin enforcing tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada.

In Little Village, 26th Street is considered the economic engine of a neighborhood that brings Mexican traditions to Chicago. But that engine is beginning to feel some cracks.

#WGNInvestigates

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Today is decision day in Dolton.

Embattled mayor Tiffany Henyard is facing a fierce fight for re-election following more than a year's worth of #WGNInvestigates reporting on her spending along with allegations of cronyism & corruption.

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State senator in red light probe: ‘Raise me five grand – that’d be good’ Illinois state Sen. Emil Jones, III, is charged with bribery, making a false statement to the FBI, and use of email in aid of racketeering, after allegedly discussing campaign contributions and a j…

"Raise me five grand. That'd be good."

Prosecutors say they have State Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) on tape trading campaign cash for help insulating a suburban red light camera operator from scrutiny.

#WGNInvestigates

Suburban police deploy new tool to stop fleeing drivers City and suburban police have struggled to balance the need to catch a fleeing suspect with the dangers posed by a pursuit.

NEW from #WGNInvestigates and @benbradleytv.bsky.social:

Authorities in #KaneCounty have a new tool to stop fleeing drivers: A grappling hook!

Kennedy construction: Contractor could owe IDOT thousands in penalties for delay The Illinois Department of Transportation claimed the reversible lanes of the Kennedy Expressway would reopen this fall even as updates from the contractor to IDOT in September and October said the…

After repeated claims the #KennedyExpressway reversible lanes would be open to drivers in 'late fall,' IDOT has acknowledged they'll open in January.

What's the penalty for the delays, should IDOT pursue them from the contractor?

#WGNInvestigates and @benbradleytv.bsky.social look into it:

Tiffany Henyard’s power struggle takes a twist Tiffany Henyard’s attorney filed a lawsuit claiming she was illegally blocked from participating in a democratic caucus slating meeting, but dropped it after Dixmoor mayor Fitzgerald Roberts …

South suburban politician Tiffany Henyard’s struggle to stay in power took a strange turn in recent days when her attorney filed – and then quickly dropped – a lawsuit claiming she was illegally blocked from participating in democratic caucus slating meeting

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The impact of an Illinois law barring police from working with immigration agents Illinois law prohibits local police from cooperating with immigration agents and detaining a person because of their immigration status, but a judge released one of two men arrested for hiding drug…

The #Illinois law that prohibits police from cooperating with immigration agents and detaining a person because of their status was signed by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner during the first Trump administration and strengthened by Gov. JB Pritzker.

#WGNInvestigates the impact: