Child hurt in road rage shooting on expressway near Hammond

A child was wounded in a road rage shooting on I-80/94 just east of the Illinois and Indiana state line Monday afternoon. 

Hammond schools closed Wednesday due to 'excessive call offs'

The School City of Hammond district in Northwest Indiana canceled classes Wednesday due to a lack of staffing. 

Hammond schools unexpectedly close Wednesday
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The School City of Hammond district in Northwest Indiana canceled classes Wednesday due to a lack of staffing.

Hammond schools closed Wednesday due to staffing issues
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The School City District of Hammond district canceled class at all 16 schools Wednesday due to excessive "call offs." The district said in a Facebook post that they could not safely staff their buildings.

Chicago gun dealer learns sentence after selling firearms, switch devices

A Chicago gun trafficker was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for illegally selling firearms, rifles and "switch" devices used to make automatic weapons.

U-Haul crashes into Little Calumet River; 1 hospitalized
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A U-Haul truck crashed into the Little Calumet River, seriously injuring a man Wednesday morning in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood.

Indiana teen discharges officer's weapon during struggle, police say
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An Indiana teen who tried to leave school early got into a struggle with police and pulled the trigger of the officer's gun, according to Hammond Police.