Lisa Capitanini

It was a cross-country train ride to assassinate the president according to federal authorities, and they say the trip went straight through Chicago. Just last week Cole Allen was Chicago-bound and "armed to the teeth,” according to federal law enforcemen... See more

In the middle of a terrible police department tragedy, there is a haunting question for investigators, family members and Chicagoans. How did a violent, multiple-time felon sneak a pistol into a hospital emergency room past two veteran officers and hospit... See more

When an armed attacker invaded the hotel last Saturday and got off a shotgun blast as President Donald Trump and his top leadership were attending the White House Correspondent’s Association dinner, Tim McCarthy harkened back 45 years to the day he was on... See more

There are strings attached to President Donald Trump’s latest olive branch for Iran to avoid a resumption of war, and there are real concerns over what could come next. Trump said the two-week-old ceasefire with Iran will continue at the request of Pakist... See more

When the discovery of a human skull on Chicago's Near West Side set a neighborhood on edge, the investigation immediately began to find out who the person was and what happened. A year and a half later, NBC 5 Investigates has answers and an inside look at... See more