Skokie man extricated from semi after high-speed crash on Interstate 65

A Skokie man had to be extricated from his vehicle after a high-speed crash Saturday afternoon on northbound Interstate 65 near Lafayette.

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.

Indiana woman purchased 31 guns in 25 days; one firearm tied to mass shooting in Chicago: prosecutors

ATF agents in Chicago learned through their investigation that within the span of 25 days, Overton purchased 31 firearms and sold them within three days of the purchases. So far, six of those firearms have been recovered in the Chicagoland area.

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.

Orange plume that spilled into Lake Michigan tributary had elevated iron levels, US Steel says

U.S. Steel says a northwestern Indiana plant’s discharge of elevated levels of iron were the cause of an orange plume that entered a Lake Michigan tributary, prompting the closure of several nearby beaches and a water treatment facility.

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.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat Wisconsin Badgers 41-13 at Soldier Field

Jack Coan, a Wisconsin transfer, left with an apparent left leg injury midway through the third quarter with the game tied at 10.

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.

Video shows dramatic flooding at Indiana school

New jaw-dropping video out of Indiana during a storm last month shows the clear dangers of flooding.