Chicago crime, violence spilling into Indiana

"We knew that a lot of drugs were going into Chicago as a distribution point.  And from there it's distributed throughout the Midwest," said Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez, Jr. 

Gary students to return to school after classmate shot

Some Gary high school students took part in remote learning again on Friday while school leaders worked on a new safety plan after one of their classmates was shot.

Family of missing Gary teen believes he was lured by adult

The family said they believe the 15-year-old was lured by a woman through the social media app Snapchat.

Missing 15-year-old Gary boy believed to be in extreme danger

GET THE WORD OUT: Police in Gary, Indiana believe Davion Blakes is in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.

Indiana man sentenced for killing man at Gary bar, shooting at cop

A jury convicted Fredrick Craft Jr. in April on murder and attempted murder charges for the shooting, during which prosecutors said Craft fired more than 80 gunshots into a crowded parking lot while wearing a bulletproof vest.

1 dead after car crashes into Gary home
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A woman is dead after a car crashed into a home in Gary, Indiana Friday night.

Chicago-area home prices continue to climb, with 24% spike in Gary and 19% spike in Zion

The average price for a home in Gary is $53,922, up 24.5% in just one year. In Zion, the average home costs $158,306, up 19.5%. In Chicago, home prices are up 10.1% to an average of $296,603.

Gary school district holds back-to-school registration fair

A back-to-school registration fair starts at the West Side Leadership Academy for parents to sign up their kids up, get haircuts, enjoy free music and uniform giveaways.

Man charged in fatal expressway shooting on I-57

A man has been charged in connection with a fatal expressway shooting and crash on I-57 on the South Side. 

Gary bank robbery suspect owns 'Illini Panthers' semi-professional football team
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New evidence was unveiled Tuesday regarding one suspect's motive in connection to the shooting death of a security guard, Richard Castellana, during a bank robbery in Gary, Indiana.

Suspect in deadly Gary bank robbery needed money to pay MidStates Football League bills, FBI says

Illini Panthers owner Hailey Gist-Holden was moving players around from hotel to hotel, trying to dodge charges, and pawning his own stuff right before he robbed a bank in Gary and killed a security guard, prosecutors said.