Because of COVID-19, Indiana beaches are the new summer spots for Illinoisans

Chicago’s lakefront will officially open on Monday, but only the trail, which is to be used exclusively for exercise. So folks wanting to relax in the sun are taking trips to Indiana.

Indianapolis couple separated by COVID-19 reunited after weeks apart

An Indianapolis husband and wife married for 67 years were finally reunited after five weeks apart – their longest ever separation – while the wife battled COVID-19, local media reported.

Chicago woman found dead in NW Indiana ditch

 A body found in a ditch two weeks ago in northwest Indiana has been identified as a 29-year-old Chicago woman.

Indiana reports 24 more COVID-19 deaths, 264 more cases

Twenty-four more Indiana residents have died from COVID-19, while the state’s total number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 41,000, state health officials said Wednesday.

2 dead in shooting at Munster hospital
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Two people were shot and killed early Tuesday following a fight between a patient and staff at Munster Community Hospital in northwest Indiana.

Boy, 11, dies after crash in NW Indiana

An 11-year-old boy from Gary died following a vehicle crash in northwest Indiana.

17 more coronavirus deaths in Indiana; total tops 2,400

Seventeen more people have died in Indiana with coronavirus infections, giving the state more than 2,400 deaths of those with confirmed or presumed infections since mid-March, health officials said Saturday.

Indiana state trooper wounded, suspect killed in I-65 shootout

Indiana authorities are searching for a person believed to have been involved in an armed robbery Friday that left a state trooper wounded and a suspect in the robbery dead in a shootout on a highway near Crown Point, Indiana.

16 additional coronavirus deaths reported in Indiana

Sixteen more people have died in Indiana with coronavirus infections, giving the state 2,355 deaths of those with confirmed or presumed infections since mid-March, health officials said Wednesday.

Indiana officials report 23 more coronavirus deaths

Twenty-three more people have died in Indiana with coronavirus infections, giving the state 2,339 deaths of those with confirmed or presumed infections in less than three months, health officials said Tuesday.

IDOT worker injured in vehicle crash on I-94 near Bronzeville, person cited

A 20-year-old man from Gary, IN, was cited Sunday after he crashed into two Illinois Department of Transportation trucks, injuring one person, on Interstate 94 near Bronzeville on the South Side.

More than 126,000 people in Illinois have tested positive for coronavirus

The state of Illinois reported Saturday an additional 975 new cases of coronavirus, which means that 126,890 people have tested positive for coronavirus so far. The state said 72 more people have died, for a total of 5,864 lives lost in the state.

Officials: Diagnosed virus cases in Indiana approaching 37K

The number of Indiana resident confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus is approaching 37,000, according to state health officials.

Pilot, Florida family of 4 headed to funeral in Indiana die in Georgia plane crash

Officials said four members of a Florida family, including two young children, and a pilot on their way to a funeral in Indiana were killed in a plane crash in north Georgia

Indiana state trooper shoots man while pinned between vehicles after I-80 chase

A trooper pulled next to the Nissan and got out of his squad car to try to take the driver into custody, according to state police. The car moved forward, hitting the trooper and wedging him against the squad car.