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.

Chicago's weather is about to take a nose-dive, with frost possible

The National Weather Service said patchy frost is possible in outlying rural areas of Chicago suburbs on Friday night into Saturday morning.

Tinley Park police searching for suspects connected to Posen shooting, Indiana murders

Police in Tinley Park are searching for suspects involved in a shooting in Posen and a double-homicide in Hammond, Indiana, after the vehicle they were in crashed Thursday night in the suburbs.

Warm, breezy and stormy weather ahead for Chicago and suburbs

The Chicago area's first freeze usually occurs in October, but city and suburban low temperatures have remained 10º to 15º above normal, with no chance of a freeze in the next week.

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.