'I lost all hope': Mother demands justice for 7-year-old son killed in East Chicago shooting
Bullets pierced the driver’s side door and the back of the van, one of them hitting 7-year-old Jeremiah Moore in the back of the head as he slept, killing him.
Gun violence involving children rising at alarming rate, study shows
Researchers found firearm death rates among children in the U.S has surged by 30 percent between 2010 and 2019. In Illinois and Indiana, those numbers are even higher.
Jeremiah Moore murder: 7-year-old boy shot in head, killed in East Chicago
"They shot my nephew in the back of the head. He was sleeping in his car seat and they shot my nephew for no reason," said Dameion Bey, 7-year-old Jeremiah Moore’s uncle.
Man critically wounded in East Garfield Park shooting
A man was shot and critically wounded while riding in a car Monday morning in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
Explosion at East Chicago slag pit leaves cloud of smoke visible from Whiting, Lake Michigan
Slag is a highly volatile byproduct of steelmaking prone to exploding when mixed with water.
2 dead after fleeing from East Chicago police, crashing into cement planter
The Toyota Corolla lost control during the pursuit near Columbus Drive and Butternut Street. The vehicle then struck a cement planter and came to a stop. The driver and passenger had to be extricated.
Veteran officer with Lake County, Indiana found dead in patrol car outside East Chicago Courthouse
A veteran officer of the Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's Department was found dead in his patrol car in the East Chicago Courthouse parking lot Friday afternoon.
Chicagoans reminisce about Blizzard of 1967: 'It was amazing'
For Chicagoans of a certain age, Wednesday was the anniversary of the Mother of All Snow-Storms, which hit 55 years ago: The Blizzard of 1967.
East Chicago police release video showing fatal Christmas Day shooting outside bar
Police have released surveillance footage to help identify a man wanted for a murder outside an East Chicago, Indiana bar on Christmas Day.
Man shot dead in East Chicago
A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot dead in East Chicago Thursday afternoon, according to the Lake County Coroner.
Man murdered at bar in East Chicago on Christmas Day
Detectives said the door to Ralo's Bar was locked, even though they could see people inside. No one was willing to come to the door. Police are tracking down the owner.
Two people die after being shot multiple times in East Chicago
Police said they responded to Main Street near East 139th Street around 4 p.m. after a shot spotter alert that 23 rounds had been fired.
Fire burns through roof of church rectory in northwest Indiana
Thankfully, no one was hurt.
Serious structural problems force nearly 100 from East Chicago tower
Nearly 100 people have been moved from a nine-story public housing building in northwestern Indiana after inspectors found serious structural problems.
2 shot by East Chicago police following attempted traffic stop
An East Chicago police officer shot two suspects Wednesday morning after an attempted traffic stop.
East Chicago train, car crash: 3 people dead, including 10-year-old girl, 3 others in critical condition
A 10-year-old girl and two adults were killed after a car was hit by a train in East Chicago. Three males are in critical condition.