NBC Chicago media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give NBC Chicago one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 176 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is NBC Chicago biased?
The rating organisations do not give NBC Chicago one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is NBC Chicago left or right?
The rating organisations do not give NBC Chicago one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is NBC Chicago reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for NBC Chicago are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What NBC Chicago has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with NBC Chicago’s own report linked underneath.
Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared at a Detroit church with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. This occurred after internal party tensions escalated over an advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices.
NBC Chicago reported it asHaley Stevens reverses course, endorses Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
The Trump administration's online accounts shared images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween background around a Black man accused of food assistance fraud. The posts have drawn criticism for being inflammatory, coinciding with a government campaign on immigration enforcement.
NBC Chicago reported it asTrump administration's social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Brooke Rollins posted a Halloween‑themed image on X depicting a Black man as a “SNAP Fraudster” shortly before the 2026 midterm elections. Critics called the post racist, while federal prosecutors charged Mercedes Reshard New, known as “Shawty Dred,” with fraud totalling more than $4 million.
NBC Chicago reported it asTrump administration's social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal judge to halt a third criminal case against him. The Justice Department filed the charges using a 'criminal information' instead of a grand jury, a move Comey's team calls legally invalid.
NBC Chicago reported it asJudge warns DOJ he’d be ‘extremely frustrated’ if it raids James Comey’s home (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
NBC Chicago reported it asPatrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has filed a federal defamation lawsuit against conservative commentator Scott Jennings, seeking $72.5 million. Piker alleges Jennings used an edited video to falsely portray him as advocating for the lynching of Black Americans.
NBC Chicago reported it asHasan Piker files $72.5 million defamation suit against Scott Jennings (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV stated that "there is no such thing as a holy war" in a video message to religious leaders in Assisi. He cancelled his in-person attendance due to recovery from lung cancer surgery. The gathering marked the 40th anniversary of a peace meeting initiated by St. John Paul II.
NBC Chicago reported it asPope Leo says 'there is no such thing as a holy war' in message to religious leaders (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Police responded to a youth soccer game in Florida after a league director called 911. The director stated the call was due to disruptive parents, while the child's mother claims the police were called because her son was too talented.
NBC Chicago reported it asFlorida police called to youth soccer game after alleged dispute involving 3-year-old player (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in election fraud. The offer applies to past and upcoming midterm elections and was made via his social network, Truth Social.
NBC Chicago reported it asTrump offers $1 million reward for voter fraud tips that lead to convictions (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Matthew Unglesbee has been charged with mailing threatening communications and false information after allegedly sending four letters containing a white powdery substance to congressional offices in northern Illinois. The letters included notes such as "HA HA" and "enjoy your gift."
NBC Chicago reported it asIllinois man charged with mailing threatening letters with white substance to members of Congress (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
NBC Chicago reported it asJudge orders DOJ to reinstate former prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
NBC Chicago reported it asAnthropic files for biggest IPO in history despite AI fears (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Chris Brown is scheduled for sentencing on Monday at London's Southwark Crown Court for a bottle attack at a nightclub. He pleaded guilty to affray, but reports differ on when the incident occurred.
NBC Chicago reported it asSinger Chris Brown to be sentenced over bottle attack at a London nightclub (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Erika Kirk is pushing back against a defense proposal to delay the murder trial of Tyler Robinson until 2029. She is asking a judge to set a trial date in 2027, arguing that further delays will prolong the family's suffering and noting the significant cost of the defense.
NBC Chicago reported it asDefense attorneys in Charlie Kirk's killing ask for several years to prep for trial (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has confirmed it produced an ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother. The ad includes criticism of Acton and insinuations about her mental health. The campaign plans a significant advertising spend around the video, which has drawn criticism.
NBC Chicago reported it asTrump doubles down on defending Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad against Amy Acton (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott defended a $46 billion wall project in Texas' Big Bend area, citing a weekly construction rate of 19 km and warning of border overload, even as a federal judge ordered a pause on work in the national park.
NBC Chicago reported it asAP exclusive: Trump’s border chief defends wall plans in Texas’ Big Bend despite a court setback (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
NBC Chicago reported it asIsrael orders ‘full lockdown’ of West Bank after military kills 2 accused of attack (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations of contract misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on the role of Corey Lewandowski. The investigation stems from a criminal referral by the DHS Inspector General.
NBC Chicago reported it asDHS watchdog refers its Corey Lewandowski investigation to Justice Department for review (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
The Trump administration is on track to deport approximately 660,000 people in its past year, a 26% increase compared to the Biden administration's yearly average. Voluntary departures are at an all-time high, but most deported individuals have no criminal convictions.
NBC Chicago reported it asDeportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, new report finds (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Saturday Night Live has announced its next slate of hosts for season 52. Inde Navarrette will host the Halloween episode, followed by Druski and John Mulaney in early November. Musical guests for these episodes include Gracie Abrams, The Strokes, and Phoebe Bridgers.
NBC Chicago reported it as'SNL' taps Druski and John Mulaney to host November episodes (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- NBCUniversalMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- ComcastMedia Conglomerateparent group
- NBC Owned Television StationsMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- NBCUniversal Television and StreamingMedia Conglomerateparent group
- LIN Mediaunknownparent group
- HM Capital PartnersPrivate Equityparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Official site
- nbcchicago.com
- Seen publishing on
- nbcchicago.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 176
- Reports listed
- 180
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
176 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 4 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. NBC Chicago is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 176 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than NBC Chicago’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 18 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 6 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as NBC Chicago, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where NBC Chicago publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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