Rob Wildeboer

Criminal and Legal Affairs Reporter
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As the criminal and legal affairs reporter for WBEZ, Rob is responsible for covering federal and state courts as well as law enforcement agencies and issues of crime.

Rob joined Chicago Public Radio in September 2004 as an intern for Eight Forty-Eight, later becoming a freelance contributor for the news department.

Rob’s work is featured on 848, as well as NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered.  He’s also contributed to This American Life, the CBC, various BBC programs and Voice of America.

Rob's reporting has been recognized with several Edward R. Murrow Awards, PRNDI’s, Lisagors, and he’s received numerous awards from the Associated Press in both Illinois and Indiana.  In 2010, AP Illinois gave him awards for best news writer and best reporter.

In addition to reporting Rob enjoys speaking to students about his work.  He’s also taught journalism at North Park University.  Rob has an M.A. in Journalism from Columbia College and a B.A. in Philosophy from Calvin College.

Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Rob resides in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago with his wife, Christine.

Recent stories by this author

Prosecution rests in Cellini trial

Oct. 20, 2011
Prosecutors have rested their case against the millionaire political insider William Cellini.  Their final witness was Tom Rosenberg, a movie producer who also owned a financial company that did business with the state.Cellini is accused of helping Tony Rezko and Chris Kelly extort a campaign c

Producer of 'Million Dollar Baby' on stand in Chicago trial

Oct. 20, 2011
Tom Rosenberg, the producer of 60 movies, including the Oscar-winning film "Million Dollar Baby," is expected back on the stand Thursday morning in Chicago, to testify in the corruption trial of William Cellini.  In addition to producing movies, Rosenberg, who was raised in Chicago, owned a com

Lawsuit alleges police mistreatment

Oct. 19, 2011
A young man who was driven by police into rival gang territory in March is suing the City of Chicago.

Levine steals from friend, sends a bill

Oct. 17, 2011
Defense attorneys for William Cellini are delving into the criminal history of the government's star witness, Stuart Levine, in an attempt to convince jurors that they shouldn't believe anything he says.Levine is one of the early figures to go down in the federal government's investigation into the

State boards boring but lucrative

Oct. 17, 2011
Stuart Levine, the star witness in the government's corruption case against William Cellini, is expected back on the stand Monday. He's giving an insider account of how people who pay attention to state boards that deal with the mundane business of government can make a whole lot of money.

Blagojevich insider, once a millionaire, now working at mall

Oct. 17, 2011
Corrupt businessman Stuart Levine is expected to be back on the stand Tuesday in the trial of William Cellini.  Levine testified Monday that he was once worth $70 million, but now he's broke and sells electronic cigarettes at a shopping mall.Levine sat on state boards and he tried his best to u

Cellini tapes go back to early days of Blagojevich investigation

Oct. 14, 2011
Prosecutors are playing tapes that are more than seven years old at the corruption trial of millionaire businessman and Blagojevich co-defendant Bill Cellini.  The tapes are conversations Stuart Levine had on secretly recorded phone calls.  He was on state boards and was taking bribes from

Stuart Levine takes the stand in Cellini trial

Oct. 13, 2011
Prosecutors are linking a career criminal with Bill Cellini, the final Blagojevich co-defendant to stand trial. They've called their star witness, Stuart Levine, to the stand.

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