Lake County

A former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services social worker and 14 individuals have been charged for their alleged involvement in a scheme to fraudulently acquire $3.2 million in state funds designated for childcare services.

A boy was hospitalized for potentially life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a wheel on I-80 Tuesday morning. 

Gas stations in Hammond, Indiana will now be required to close overnight in response to an uptick in crime across the city.

Two dogs are dead and four women were injured after a group of American Bully dogs attacked a Husky Tuesday night in Highland, Indiana.

A man was killed after a fight erupted at a bar in Gary, Indiana Sunday.

Only a few more weeks left of summer but this is no time to let our guard down when it comes to severe weather in the Chicago area.

Two victims were discovered in a residential yard with gunshot wounds.

“No shows, no grandstands, no rides," the Fair said in a post on Facebook on Saturday afternoon.

East Chicago police shot a male suspect during a foot chase Saturday morning. 

A Munster man was charged with exploiting children on Wednesday.

Two people were arrested in northwest Indiana Wednesday afternoon following a two-hour manhunt that stemmed from a shooting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community.