Jury awards $18.5M to Gary teen struck by truck
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On Monday, a Cook County jury awarded $18.5 million to the family of a Gary teenager who was hit by a truck.

73-year-old man last seen at Gary truck stop located safely

A 73-year-old man who was reported missing in Gary, Indiana Thursday has been located safely, Gary police said Friday. 

Mother, 2 kids killed by train in Gary
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Police said the three victims had been thrown from a silver Chevy. All were dead at the scene.

Drug suspects flew 100 kilos of cocaine to Chicago area on private plane, feds say

Federal agents found 80 kilos of cocaine in a vehicle in River North, plus another 20 kilos of coke in a hotel room in the Gold Coast. The drugs had allegedly arrived on a private plane that went from Toluca, Mexico to Houston to the Gary-Chicago International Airport.

Police seek help in finding 14-year-old girl missing from Gary

Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since early September.

NW Indiana man gets 150 years in killings of woman, teen

A northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for the slayings of a Gary woman and her 13-year-old son, who were fatally shot in their home during a 2019 robbery.

Man gets 30 years in killing of Indiana teen who was selling Xbox

A man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a northwest Indiana teenager who was trying to sell an Xbox has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Chicago and suburban home prices are expected to go up almost 9 percent over the next year

LOOKING FOR A HOUSE? Zillow says the typical value of homes in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area has gone up 14% over the past year to $282,568, and will rise 8.9% in the next year.

Next month, thousands of people in Indiana will have to start using 10 digits for local calls

Starting on Oct. 24, everyone in the 219 and 574 area codes will be required to use 10 digits, rather than just seven, to make phone calls. For example, you won't be able to call “555-5555” to order pizza. You'll have to dial 219-555-5555 to get fed.