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South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is exploring a possible run for president in 2020, which would make him the first millennial candidate for the White House.
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South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is exploring a possible run for president in 2020, which would make him the first millennial candidate for the White House.
Officials in a northwest Indiana city say they plan to demolish five abandoned homes where a former Marine strangled and hid the bodies of seven women.
The popular restaurant will donate 20 percent of their profits to the family of Alayna Ortiz, who was murdered last week.
The fire started around 9:15 p.m. in a tanning salon at 3rd and Center streets. Flames quickly spread to the apartments above.
Carleous Clay also received an additional 10-year term for attempting to take a prison caseworker hostage inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago.
"When you're sitting here and you're watching your kid get off and there's traffic going 50 miles (per hour) past them, it's unnerving."
A Portage tow truck company owner has pleaded guilty to paying $12,000 in bribes to Mayor James Snyder, who faces trial next week on corruption charges.
Indiana plans to issue February's food stamp benefits next week for hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers due to the partial federal government shutdown.
The lawsuit says that the truck drivers won't benefit from the hike because the revenue will be used for projects unrelated to the toll road. A spokeswoman for Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb says they don't believe there's a constitutional issue.
An 18-year-old student at Portage High School was shot and killed Wednesday night in Griffith, Indiana.
The Hobart Fire Department extinguished the fire and found the remains of one person, who has been identified by the Lake County Coroner's Office.
The council said the zone wouldn't apply to hunters during hunting season and it wouldn't apply if gun owners get signed permission from their neighbors.
Authorities say the suspect in the New Year's Eve 2017 shooting death of a woman in Texas has been captured in northwestern Indiana.
National Park Service acting director P. Daniel Smith told a U.S. Senate subcommittee in August that the Trump administration wants to limit that designation to sites with a variety of resources and encompassing large land or water areas.
Police are looking for a man who stole a donation box for St. Jude Children's hospital at a pizza restaurant in Merillville, Indiana.
A 63-year-old man has been charged with felony neglect, after a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 4-year-old sister with the man's gun last month in central Indiana.
If it smells like bacon in Northwest Indiana there's a very good reason.
Outgoing Indiana Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly said Democrats need to be careful in promoting too many progressive ideas in red states like his because they'll "start losing the people in my state."
A dog that ran from a car accident was found walking along I-65 and later reunited with her owners Sunday
A college student from Hobart, Indiana, is being praised as a hero after he rescued a cat that fell through the ice into a frozen lake.
The city says the water is safe to drink, but residents are not sold.
A dense fog advisory is in effect for Cook County and areas north and west until 6 p.m. Thursday.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office confirmed the suspected body of the boater was found around 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
There's a new mission in Chicago to make weddings and events better for the climate and environment through the Green Wedding Alliance.
An employee at a restaurant in Niles and another person outside a high school in Park Ridge were among those detained in recent weeks.
Since the shutdown, many across the country have failed to show up to work, including at Chicago's O'Hare.
The Florida Panthers have started their Stanley Cup title defense by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has decided not to run for governor and will instead seek reelection to a third term.
Sen. Dick Durbin and Attorney General Pam Bondi traded barbs about the National Guard and Chicago, with Bondi telling Durbin she wished he "loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump."
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is asking a judge to immediately put on hold his order that would require elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered Wisconsin voters before the next statewide election in February.
The Supreme Court heard a challenge to a Colorado law banning "conversion therapy" for minors that was brought by a licensed counselor in the state.
The 2025 government shutdown entered its eighth day on Wednesday as both sides remained locked in their positions, with no sign of relenting.
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.
Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations after federal funding cuts.
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.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office confirmed the "suspected body of the boater" was found around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. The boater has not been identified.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
NAFLD is a condition that causes fat to build-up in the liver of people who drink little to no alcohol. the damage can resemble that of a heavy drinker of alcohol and lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.
So far, according to Palestinian health authorities, the war in Gaza has killed more than 67,000 people.
Wednesday will feature mostly sunny skies but with highs only reach the low 60s.
Members of the National Guard will be assigned to the protection of federal facilities and federal law enforcement personnel.
Since the shutdown, many across the country have failed to show up to work, including at Chicago's O'Hare.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office confirmed the suspected body of the boater was found around 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
There's a new mission in Chicago to make weddings and events better for the climate and environment through the Green Wedding Alliance.
The presence of ICE in Chicago and surrounding suburbs has drastically increased amid President Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz." Here are the latest updates.
There's a new mission in Chicago to make weddings and events better for the climate and environment through the Green Wedding Alliance.
The blighted shell of an 1885 three-flat on Milwaukee Avenue in the heart of Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood has stood vacant for four years, angering neighbors and causing problems.
Residents were left confused after the Chicago Department of Transportation decided to install chicanes, or bump-outs, in Jefferson Park.
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.
The Florida Panthers have started their Stanley Cup title defense by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
The Cubs face elimination as Game 3 of the NLDS against the Brewers takes place at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, with pitcher Jameson Taillon to start.
The Brewers have a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-five Division Series, which shifts to Wrigley Field in Chicago for Game 3 on Wednesday.
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.
The burglaries have occurred on the North, Northwest, Near South, and Southwest sides, as well as right downtown.
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.
