Tornado watches through Saturday evening as severe weather batters Chicago area again

Tornado warnings were issued for a dozen cities and towns in the Chicago suburbs on Saturday, including Bradley, Manteno, Peotone, Lansing and Bourbonnais. Tornado sirens briefly blared in parts of Chicago Saturday afternoon, but a tornado warning was allowed to expire after rotation clouds passed over the North and Lower West sides of the city.

Driver who went 112 mph on Indiana Toll Road arrested in Hammond with guns and drugs, police say

Indiana State Police said that Hammond Police spotted Shivam Vikrant Patel 10 minutes later speeding along Calumet Avenue. Patel crashed into a pole and got out with what was clearly a handgun in his waistband, police said.

Tornado rips up homes, knocks down trees and power lines in Chicago suburbs of Naperville, Woodridge

A tornado ripped off rooftops and knocked down trees in the Naperville and Woodridge areas overnight Sunday into Monday. Damage was also reported in Darien, Plainfield, Burr Ridge, Portage and South Haven.

Two children drown in Lake Michigan, and a third is in critical condition

One child drowned off Michigan City, Indiana and another drowned off Racine, Wisconsin. A teenage boy was pulled from Lake Michigan off North Beach in Racine and rushed to the hospital.

Chicago born brothers who died in Pearl Harbor attack finally laid to rest 80 years later

REST IN PEACE: Two recently identified brothers who were born in Chicago and died during the attack on Pearl Harbor were finally laid to rest with honors after nearly 80 years as "unknown" soldiers.

Earthquake strikes western Indiana, felt in Chicago

The National Weather Service on Thursday confirmed an earthquake was reported 2.5 miles northeast of Montezuma, Indiana near the border with Illinois.

Police: Man in 'hazmat' suit robs bank in Munster, Indiana

The bank robber was wearing a white "hazmat" type suit, blue hard hat, and goggles. He got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.

Indiana man drowns after saving his girlfriend in Lake Michigan

Donald Turner was swimming with his girlfriend in Lake Michigan when she began to struggle, according to officials. He was able to get her to safety before he went underwater and didn’t resurface.

Security guard killed during Gary bank robbery honored at White Sox game

Richard Castellana, known as "Ricky" by loved ones, was a diehard Chicago White Sox fan. He had plans to be at the game Monday night with his family, but last week he left for work and never came home.

Fallen security guard to be honored at White Sox game
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Services are set to take place this week for a Gary security guard and former Cook County sheriff's deputy who was killed during a bank robbery.

Merrillville man charged with child molestation

A Merrillville man was charged Wednesday with molesting a child under the age of 14.

Man charged with murder of Gary bank security guard

A 24-year-old Florida man has been charged with murdering a security guard outside a Gary bank last week, Lake County Sheriff's office said.