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With Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on track for approval as early as next month, Community Hospital in Munster could be among the first hospitals in Indiana to distribute the vaccine to frontline healthcare workers.
Today it's a construction zone. By spring 2021, it will be a $300 million casino, complete with restaurants and a concert venue.
A fire on Wednesday afternoon sent thick smoke pouring out of a recycling center in Gary, Indiana.
Almost every Indiana county now faces higher-risk levels of coronavirus spread as the state's sharp increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths has continued since nearly all statewide restrictions were lifted seven weeks ago.
On Tuesday, Indiana reported a record 63 new deaths due to COVID-19 and 4,879 new cases, which is the second-highest daily count on record.
Teachers in Gary, Indiana schools will go back to full time remote learning on Monday.
The grand jury's decision not to indict Dejoure Mercer, the Black officer who shot and killed Dreasjon Reed on May 6, was announced Tuesday by special prosecutor Rosemary Khoury. Reed also was Black.
In the middle of the pandemic, the head of the Hammond, Indiana schools says he wants more money.
Indiana public health officials Sunday reported 4,689 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional 36 confirmed deaths.
In the first six days of November the state has recorded more coronavirus cases than in the entire month of July.
A spike in COVID-19 cases is forcing a change in Crown Point, Indiana schools.
For the third day in a row, Indiana is reporting a record number of new cases of COVID-19, with 4,714 confirmed cases on Friday, as well as 37 new deaths.
A brush fire was raging Wednesday afternoon on both sides of the Borman Expressway in Gary, Indiana, forcing evacuations.
The state of Indiana reported a record high number of daily COVID-19 cases, while also reaching an all-time high for the number of Hoosiers in the hospital for COVID treatment.
Republican Eric Holcomb won reelection as Indiana governor Tuesday.
Indiana public health officials Tuesday announced 2,951 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional 50 confirmed deaths.
Northwest Indiana's COVID-19 cases are surging, with the area reporting a record number of cases of COVID on Monday.
Indiana public health officials Sunday reported 2,787 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional 28 confirmed deaths.
Indiana public health officials Saturday announced 3,505 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional 46 confirmed deaths.
An 8-year-old girl has died days after she was struck by a stray bullet while doing her homework in East Chicago, Indiana.
The law prohibits anyone other than a county election board, which oversee voting matters, from requesting court orders to extend voting hours.
Indiana public health officials Sunday announced 2,175 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional 12 confirmed deaths.
According to East Chicago police, the girl in the living room when she was shot in the head shortly after 10 p.m.
Indiana public health officials Saturday announced 2,765 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional 24 confirmed deaths.
"If you have an absentee ballot, and you simply change your mind, you cannot forfeit it at an early voting site."
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson on Monday announced an executive order setting fixed protest hours outside the ICE processing center in the village in Chicago's west suburbs.
The Trump administration has flexed federal power to deploy the National Guard to Chicago and Portland. Illinois and Oregon have responded with lawsuits. Here's where things stand as of Monday.
The latest incident happened at 2:35 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in Millennium Park.
Mark Sanchez was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds following a violent altercation over the weekend.
The state of Illinois and city of Chicago are suing the Trump administration over their plans to deploy the National Guard.
The government shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday with no signs of an imminent resolution. Follow live updates here.
The governor's office said even leadership within the Illinois National Guard has communicated to the White House that the state does not require the use of military force.
The memo said the guard troops would "protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Service, and other U.S. government personnel."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement on Saturday that the Trump administration intends to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
Elmhurst native Fred Ramsdell, 64, is a scientific adviser for Sonoma Biotherapeutics in San Francisco.
Two cases of Legionnaires' disease have been linked to a Chicago-area nursing facility, and people nearby are being warned to watch out for symptoms.
We know how important clean water is, but tricky chemicals that get into our water can be hard to detect, posing dangers to our water systems and our health – until now.
The adult patient was in the southwest Chicago suburb of Crestwood, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
The Lurie facility at 1895 Arbor Glen Blvd. in Schaumburg will begin seeing patients this week.
The Central Area Plan 2045 seeks to transform and invest in the downtown area.
The grocery store chain came to an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to make the payout.
American Science & Surplus has also closed its warehouse and its online sales.
The CRSP was created at what is now the U of C's Booth School of Business more than 65 years ago.
A charity that accepted donations of vehicles that would pay for breast cancer screenings for low-income patients agreed Thursday to pay a $3.8 million fine and to restrictions on future fundraising activities in 19 U.S. states, including Colorado.
Later this month, Bell Avenue between 91st Street and 92nd Place will be designated Honorary George Wendt Way.
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Bad Bunny will lead the 2026 Super Bowl halftime festivities at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
Rocki Irish Mayers was born on Sept. 13, according to Rihanna's caption on Instagram.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show just less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
News of Carroll's death was shared on social media early Monday by multiple friends and collaborators.
Warm Monday with highs in the 80s before storm chances ramp up in the evening. Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.
Rescuers are racing to reach hikers stranded on Mount Everest after a freak October snowstorm caught hundreds off-guard.
The order prohibits federal agencies from using city-owned property and vacant lots for staging, processing or otherwise executing immigration enforcement. It also protects private owners and tenants who want to bar ICE from their property.
The federal government shutdown is in its sixth day, and the Senate could vote again on dueling measures to fund the government. Meantime, some furloughed federal workers will miss their first paychecks this week, and fear the threat of layoffs.
Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, is now serving a 20-year prison term for sex trafficking and other charges.
The presence of ICE in Chicago and surrounding suburbs has drastically increased amid President Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz." Here are the latest updates.
Johnson's order prohibits federal agents from using city property for immigration enforcement, protects private owners refusing access too.
The state of Illinois and city of Chicago are suing the Trump administration over their plans to deploy the National Guard.
The outbound express lanes of the Dan Ryan are open again after a crash that killed a driver near 31st Street, Illinois State Police said.
The governor's office said even leadership within the Illinois National Guard has communicated to the White House that the state does not require the use of military force.
Used electric vehicles have become the fastest-selling cars in the country, but one buyer said his Tesla came with a hidden surprise that left him stranded at a charger.
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.
We know how important clean water is, but tricky chemicals that get into our water can be hard to detect, posing dangers to our water systems and our health – until now.
A new CBS News Chicago Investigators analysis shows key differences in the way some defendants were handled under the two administrations.
Stakeholders discuss the concerns and successes of the SAFE-T Act two years into the new bail reform law in Illinois
Mark Sanchez was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds following a violent altercation over the weekend.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced that Shota Imanaga will start Monday night's game.
Boyd had only three days of rest after throwing 58 pitches in the Cubs' 3-1 Wild Card Series Game 1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday.
The Fighting Illini (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) used their first conference road win to retain the Cannon Trophy for the first time since last beating its border rival in back-to-back seasons in 2001 and 2002.
Mark Sanchez, who is a Fox Sports analyst, was arrested on multiple misdemeanor charges at an Indianapolis hospital, police said.
The latest incident happened at 2:35 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in Millennium Park.
Mark Sanchez was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds following a violent altercation over the weekend.
The 36-year-old man was on the sidewalk on Lake Street between Wabash and Michigan avenues when he heard a loud noise. He then realized he had been shot in the leg twice.
In each incident, a man holds up the victims with a black handgun or a silver revolver, police said. He announces a robbery and takes personal property.
Iowa's largest school district has said it filed a lawsuit against the consulting company it hired to find superintendent candidates.
