Gary Councilman In Jail After Attempting 'Citizen's Arrest'
The Gary City Council president is currently in jail after he allegedly followed two teenagers and brought one back to Gary, Indiana after he believed they stole his car.
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The Gary City Council president is currently in jail after he allegedly followed two teenagers and brought one back to Gary, Indiana after he believed they stole his car.
East Chicago, Indiana officials have called off a water boil advisory that was instituted earlier in the week.
"Beyond the call of duty" – that's how the chief of the East Chicago, Indiana Police described the actions of one of his officers who was with his own wife and kids, but ran toward a shooting inside a Walmart.
A water boil advisory has been issued in East Chicago, Indiana due to a loss of pressure in water distribution lines.
A tank cleaning service company building was destroyed in a fire, and possible explosion, Wednesday morning.
One of two men charged in connection with a rash of copper wire thefts in northwestern Indiana and neighboring Illinois communities has been sentenced to 6 months in prison.
One of two men charged in connection with a rash of copper wire thefts in northwestern Indiana and neighboring Illinois communities has been sentenced to 6 months in prison.
"We're just making a statement."
Officials have said 49-year-old Edwin L. Fleming of Schererville, Indiana, died when the engine he was operating struck a railcar on an adjacent track in a raw materials yard.
A 10-year-old boy was shot in East Chicago, Indiana Friday night, according to police.
The river flows 13 miles (21 kilometers) through Gary, East Chicago and Hammond. Steelmaking, meatpacking and oil refining contaminated the river's sediment with heavy metals and PCBs as well as oil and grease.
In 2016, over 1,000 people were forced from the West Calumet Housing Complex after tests found high lead levels in blood samples from some children and some yards with lead levels over 70 times the U.S. safety standard.
The East Chicago Calumet Coalition Community Advisory Group says many residents didn't have a chance to speak at a November 29 hearing due to a time limit and the cleanup plan's complicated nature.
The EPA estimates the cleanup project at the East Chicago's West Calumet Housing Complex will cost about $26 million.
The Environmental Protection Agency tore down the West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago, Indiana after high lead levels were discovered in the soil in 2016. The Indiana Department of Health says the finding has prompted more than 2,200 East Chicago residents to get blood tests, but it's not enough.
"At first I thought a car had crashed into the house."
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in the shooting death of an 11-year-old in an East Chicago, Ind., park.
Demolition workers have begun tearing down a public housing complex in East Chicago, Indiana, as part of a cleanup of a site contaminated with lead and arsenic.
The FIGG Bridge Group designed the Florida pedestrian bridge that collapsed, and is building the upcoming Cline Avenue bridge replacement in East Chicago, Indiana.
A casino giant hopes to snuff out a proposed smoking ban in Gary Indiana.
A pregnant postal worker was injured when that bomb exploded at the East Chicago post office on Sept. 6.
Federal authorities have made an arrest in the case of a pipe bomb that exploded at a post office in East Chicago on September 6th.
Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott says the pipe bomb that exploded at the East Chicago post office last month, injuring a worker, was meant for an attorney working for the city.
The FBI confirmed the blast was the result of a single pipe bomb that went off shortly after 6:30 p.m., injuring a postal employee.
Sources said the explosive device was possibly a pipe bomb.
Jeremiyah Love tied the Notre Dame record with a 98-yard touchdown run, Riley Leonard added two more scores and the Fighting Irish shut down the highest-scoring team in the College Football Playoff, overwhelming Indiana 27-17 on Friday night.
In 2021, Gardiner blocked six constituents from his official Facebook page after they made critical comments about him. They sued the alderman, accusing him of violating their First Amendment rights.
Each year, City Council members work with school principals to find families who are having an especially tough time at the holidays to help them get Christmas gifts under the tree.
With the holidays fast approaching, many Lincoln Parkers want others to be aware and stay safe as they get ready to travel.
Because Martinez was fired without cause, his contract allows him to stay on the job for another six months, and receive 20 weeks of severance pay.
Because Martinez was fired without cause, his contract allows him to stay on the job for another six months, and receive 20 weeks of severance pay.
Martinez was at Luther Burbank Elementary, 2035 N. Mobile Ave., as the Special Olympics recognized the school for excellence in inclusive sports programming.
Henyard had named three people to serve as police chief, village administrator, and village attorney without approval from the village board.
Many, including alderpersons and the members of the incoming elected school board, are denouncing the planned agenda.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will take up a challenge to a new law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the U.S.
The strike was deliberately authorized in the midst of the busy holiday delivery season nationwide for a reason—with the Teamsters Union pushing the company for a contract.
The oysters were sold as Fanny Bay, Buckley Bay, and Royal Miyagi.
Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Anyone who has an affected Connie's Pizza in the freezer should either throw it out or bring it back to the store for a refund.
The Chicago-based company is accused of tricking diners about delivery fees, misleading drivers about pay, and listing restaurants on its platform without permission.
Some 13 oz. bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips may contain an undeclared allergen, according to the snack company.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Wednesday that it had detected presumptive positive human case of H5N1 in Barron County.
The sisters share a special bond of getting a second chance at life, which they both received at the age of 38 years old.
An even larger investment of $500 million is going toward 10 new outpatient facilities throughout the South Side that will add 85,000 health care appointments each year.
Scientists used the NanoGripper to grab particles from the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19.
The strike was deliberately authorized in the midst of the busy holiday delivery season nationwide for a reason—with the Teamsters Union pushing the company for a contract.
Owner Eddie Lakin made the announcement Wednesday. He said the last day for the restaurant at 1571 Sherman Ave. would be this coming Saturday, Dec. 21.
This move was anticipated back in the summer, and comes months after the mortgage company Guaranteed Rate changed its name simply to Rate.
Both President Biden and President-elect Trump have vowed to block the $15 billion acquisition on national security grounds.
The bar has been in the ownership of the same family since 1989.
Taylor also played two nights at Ravinia this past June.
Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced the nominations for the 82nd annual Golden Globes, with 10 nominees revealed live on CBS News.
The lawsuit alleges the unidentified girl was raped at a Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.
Social media sleuths noticed that the house next door to the iconic "Home Alone" house in Winnetka is now up for sale.
Here are the top songs, artists, and albums streamed on Spotify in Chicago this year, according to communications agency Burson Global.
CBS News Chicago meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest forecast.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) will pay $157,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by several of his constituents, after he blocked them from his official Facebook page.
A Chicago holiday tradition that began super small has grown and grown in the years since. Christmas in the Wards began in a single ward in the 1990s, and has since grown to 40 wards, making the holiday nicer for families across the city.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry is now condemning an attack on a Christmas market in Germany that killed one toddler and one adult. Investigators say a Saudi doctor was behind the wheel of a car that plowed through a crowded market in Magdeburg, just west of Berlin. Sixty-eight people were hurt, and at least 15 of them are in serious condition.
Some Lincoln Park residents are sounding the alarm on home burglaries, some of which happened in broad daylight, noting a troubling pattern of similarities in the crimes, and they are asking why Chicago police have yet to publicly connect the dots.
Because Martinez was fired without cause, his contract allows him to stay on the job for another six months.
Richard Allen was sentenced to 65 years for each death, totaling 130 years in prison in the murders of 14-year-old Liberty "Libby" German and 13-year-old Abigail "Abby" Williams.
With the holidays fast approaching, many Lincoln Parkers want others to be aware and stay safe as they get ready to travel.
Each year, City Council members work with school principals to find families who are having an especially tough time at the holidays to help them get Christmas gifts under the tree.
Jeremiyah Love tied the Notre Dame record with a 98-yard touchdown run, Riley Leonard added two more scores and the Fighting Irish shut down the highest-scoring team in the College Football Playoff, overwhelming Indiana 27-17 on Friday night.
"San Antonio has really led the way in using aerial surveillance technology to prevent these activities," said Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), who chairs the City Council Public Safety Committee.
Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Survivors, advocates and experts have weighed in on Mayor Brandon Johnson's pledge to create a task force to study the safety of Black women in Chicago.
The Chicago-based company is accused of tricking diners about delivery fees, misleading drivers about pay, and listing restaurants on its platform without permission.
Now-retired Joliet police Sgt. Javier Esqueda was charged in connection with leaking squad car video of a man who died in Joliet police custody.
Jeremiyah Love tied the Notre Dame record with a 98-yard touchdown run, Riley Leonard added two more scores and the Fighting Irish shut down the highest-scoring team in the College Football Playoff, overwhelming Indiana 27-17 on Friday night.
Teuvo Teravainen had two assists as the 'Hawks closed out a perfect three-game homestand.
The teams will meet again in Chicago on Saturday night.
While Sosa did not specifically address allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs, he said he "left it all on the field" and "did whatever I could to recover from injuries."
Edwards shot 8 for 15, including 6 for 13 from beyond the arc for the Ramblers (9-1).
With the holidays fast approaching, many Lincoln Parkers want others to be aware and stay safe as they get ready to travel.
It happened around 4 a.m. at Eddie's Market in the 11000 block of South Halsted Street.
Richard Allen was sentenced to 65 years for each death, totaling 130 years in prison.
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, had been facing hate crime and terrorism charges in an attack on a Jewish man in late October. He has since died by suicide in custody
Damonte McCorkle is charged with aggravated kidnapping, two counts of aggravated carjacking, and armed robbery.
