Child among 5 hospitalized after Portage park crash

Ten people were injured, including a child, after a crash Saturday in Portage Park on the Northwest Side.

Groups want steeper U.S. Steel fine for Lake Michigan spill

“The proposed civil penalty ... does not reflect the seriousness, duration or magnitude of egregious (pollution) permit violations” at U.S. Steel’s Midwest Plant in Portage, Indiana, said the letter dated Dec. 18.

Indiana mom who injected feces into son's IV during cancer treatments sentenced to 7 years

The Wolcott, Ind., mother was arrested in November 2016 after she was seen on surveillance video using a syringe to inject a substance into her 15-year-son's IV bag.

32 families displaced in fire at Griffith apartment complex

The blaze broke out just before 4 a.m. in an apartment at the Park West and Mansard apartment complex, 1740 Dylane Dr., according to Griffith Deputy Fire Chief Don Hill.

Mom who injected feces into son's IV during cancer treatments sentenced to 7 years

Hospital staff contacted police in November 2016 after the then-15-year-old boy developed several infections and a nurse observed Alberts injecting his IV bag with an unknown substance.

Indiana mom arrested after son, 5, reportedly found in running washing machine

Heather Oliver, 30, was charged with felony neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury stemming from an incident in August, court records show.

Indiana pizza place gives workers 100 percent of the profits from Christmas day

For the fifth year in a row, Rock Star Pizza in Brownsburg, northwest of Indianapolis, opened on Christmas Day. The owners, Ron and Colby Mathews, confirmed to Fox News that the restaurant would open only if employees volunteered to work on the day.

Former JROTC instructor charged with sexually assaulting Chicago student

Brian Travis was charged with a felony count of criminal sexual assault of a victim between the ages of 13 and 17 as well as a misdemeanor count of assault.

American Airlines becomes second carrier to offer non-binary gender option

American Airlines became the second carrier to offer customers a non-binary gender option when booking flights, joining United Airlines which began doing the same in March.

At least 13 Republican governors plan to still accept refugees near year

At least 13 Republican governors plan to allow their states to accept refugees in 2020, in spite of a Trump executive order that allows states to refuse.