11+ hour, 12+ min ago   (533+ words) Following the severe storms Aug. 11 that caused widespread damage and extended power outages across Northwest Indiana, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary continues to provide direct financial assistance to residents of Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, according to the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (602+ words) Against a backdrop of growing public distrust of Flock Safety cameras, Elgin’s police chief said this week that the city doesn’t do business with the controversial company. Meanwhile, an internal audit of the city’s license plate readers found no instances…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (540+ words) When former Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope resigned in 2022, she called the post a “paper tiger,” saying the office “has no real power to effect change or shine a light on ethics violations.” Pope’s successor, Michael McCuskey, just submitted his…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (805+ words) Opinion: Chicago exceeding the standard in community violence intervention Chicago Tribune Over the course of our careers, we have observed violence prevention efforts in large cities across the country. We’ve worked with professionals from both law enforcement and community violence…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (743+ words) As Northbrook prepares to usher in a new chapter for its law enforcement with a revitalized police station now in the works, the village’s public safety team is undergoing another major change: a new chief of police. Having spent over…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (346+ words) An East Chicago man is on trial this week, charged with allegedly shooting a teen dead who snuck in his apartment to have sex with his daughter. Robert Allison, 51, is charged with murder and a gun enhancement in the May…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (388+ words) The owners of The Blade are looking to sell the Toledo newspaper and said Tuesday that if they’re unsuccessful, both the print and digital versions of the paper will stop publishing at the end of the year. Block Communications similarly…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (500+ words) The last time Park Forest resident Tamieka Jones ever talked to her son, Pierre Buchanan, was at 12:47 p.m. July 2, the day he died. They talked about his daughter, Jones’ granddaughter, and about a recent meeting he’d had with his probation officer,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (615+ words) A number of local and state charitable organizations will get a piece of $80,000 donated for storm relief by United Healthcare. Recipients include the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, American Red Cross Indiana Region, Heart of Indiana United Way, The Indianapolis…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (131+ words) Chicago Tribune The occupants of two cars reportedly fired guns at each other Friday night on Route 59 near Aurora Avenue, according to Naperville police. The incident occurred about 9:20 p.m. in the 600 block of South Route 59, a news release said. A witness…...