Convicted Killer, Child Molester Freed From Prison Again
A man convicted of killing two children and molesting a third has been freed from prison for a second time, prompting police to warn residents in northwest Indiana to steer clear of him.
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A man convicted of killing two children and molesting a third has been freed from prison for a second time, prompting police to warn residents in northwest Indiana to steer clear of him.
More close encounters with a black bear that has been hanging around Michigan City have prompted state officials to take a more aggressive stance to capture the bear, so it can be taken back to the wild in Michigan.
Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana Adjutant General Corey Carr say soldiers and airmen will begin carrying personal handguns at National Guard armories and recruiting stations Monday to defend themselves following the fatal shootings of four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Indiana state officials have set a trap to catch a black bear that has been wandering around the Michigan City area for the past month, and if they catch him, they plan to take him back home to Michigan.
A northwest Indiana man has been charged with a gang-related killing in Hammond last year, and prosecutors say his mother threatened a witness on Thursday.
Ronald Mayes suffered blunt force trauma in a motor vehicle accident near 39th and Massachusetts avenues in Gary, the coroner's office said. A Gary police spokesman could not be reached early Wednesday for comment.
Indiana is facing a big teacher shortage, reports WBBM's Veronica Carter. There's been a 63 percent drop in the number of licenses being handed out to first time teachers in the last few years.
Central Beach and its parking lot are closed effective immediately because of the erosion, caused by large waves earlier this week.
Connita L. Richardson, of the 800 block of East Hyde Park Boulevard, was found dead in an abandoned building in the 700 block of East 7th Avenue in Gary Tuesday night, authorities said.
Six-year-old Max Kent wound up to deliver the pitch, doing what many boys do on a summer day.
At 8:05 p.m., Kathern S. Stafford was pronounced dead at the scene near the intersection of 61st Avenue and Colorado Street in Hobart, according to a statement from the Lake County coroner's office. She had suffered blunt force trauma in a motor vehicle accident.
Lake County Sheriff John Buncich tells the Northwest Indiana Times a head and torso were easily discernible. It could be the site of an ancient Native American burial ground, the sheriff was quoted as saying.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's proposal to increase the county sales tax – five years after she won office by denouncing an identical tax hike imposed by her predecessor – has some business owners on the county's outskirts worried they'll lose customers.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has asked people not to leave food out for the bear, as some have done, hoping to draw the bear in.
The 16-year-old, identified as Rashaud Lewis, was shot in the 2300 block of Harrison Street in Gary, the Lake County coroner's office said in a statement. Lewis lived in the 1000 block of West 22nd Avenue, which is about a half-mile from the shooting.
Lake County Sheriff John Buncich said there are numerous examples of young women being taken across state lines for prostitution.
Indiana State Police were clarifying a new law taking effect next month, allowing police to ticket drivers who fail to move out of the left lane for approaching traffic.
The 33-year-old first-term Democrat is up for re-election this year, and said being gay has no bearing on his service as a Navy reservist, or his performance as mayor.
Video of a confrontation between a U.S. Marine from Indiana and another man who apparently was posing as one has gone viral.
A maroon Ford Expedition northbound on U.S. 421 and a maroon Chevrolet truck southbound on U.S. 421 collided head-on at Alida Road about 5:30 a.m., just south of Westville, Ind., according to the LaPorte County sheriff's office.
More rain was expected in the Chicago area on Monday, on the heels of a storm that caused flash flooding in some areas of northwest Indiana, caused hail damage in the south suburbs, and sparked and a possible tornado near DeMotte, Indiana.
The man was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle in the 2100 block of Delaware Street in Gary about 9 p.m., according to Gary police Sgt. Thomas Decanter and the Lake County (Ind.) coroner's office.
The thefts began in April. On at least three occasions, men dressed in yellow safety vests to blend in with legitimate construction workers, watched as they went inside, and then broke into unattended vehicles to steal the workers' tools.
You don't have to go far for a romantic honeymoon. Keep this list of some of the best honeymoon spots near Chicago in mind when making your post-wedding plans.
Starting in July, Indiana motorists could be fined $500 for failing to get out of the way of other drivers who want to pass in the left lane, even if the other driver is speeding.
The Chicago Bears were off on Sunday, having wrapped up their first week of training camp.
Slow-roasted beef was piled high in Chicago's Jefferson Memorial Park on Sunday afternoon.
Two Chicago Catholic parishes celebrated their partnership with a taco fiesta on Sunday.
The Chicago White Sox beat the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays 9-1 on Sunday.
Lollapalooza festivalgoers had no rain to worry about on Sunday, as the gates opened for the last day of the festival in Chicago's Grant Park.
A new court ruling will keep Illinois from having to turn over its full list of voter information to the federal government.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias officially announced his campaign for mayor of Chicago on Sunday. He said, "Chicago should never become a city reserved only for the wealthy,"
Investigators are probing whether Iranian hackers are behind this week's malicious cyber activity against water systems in Minnesota. If they are found to be the culprits, it would not be the first time.
The U.S. and Israel plan to hit Iran's energy infrastructure as soon as this weekend, although no final decision has been made, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed sweeping regulations Friday aimed at social media companies and cracking down on "addictive algorithms" that keep kids glued to their screens.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
Stella's Diner in Chicago's East Lakeview community has gone out of business.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The changing developments at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. represent a microcosm of 40 years of changing development priorities on the Clybourn Corridor as a whole, and in Chicago and beyond.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
The Illinois Institute of Technology has laid off around 160 faculty and staff members just before the start of the fall semester, according to published reports.
Suzanne’s two PAWS Chicago rescue cats, Luce and Luna, reminded her of the beauty of slowing down. Meanwhile, Mary Kay Kleist has a safety reminder with a picture of dangerous rip currents.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 7 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026.
A new court ruling will keep Illinois from having to turn over its full list of voter information to the federal government. Asal Rezaei reports.
Check out the babies wearing shark-themed outfits. The hospital's nurses and care teams coordinate photo shoots like this to celebrate patient milestones.
In announcing his campaign, Giannoulias said, "Chicago should never become a city reserved only for the wealthy."
Stella's Diner in Chicago's East Lakeview community has gone out of business.
Several people were killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, local authorities said.
Slow-roasted beef was piled high in Chicago's Jefferson Memorial Park on Sunday afternoon.
Two Chicago Catholic parishes celebrated their partnership with a taco fiesta on Sunday.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
The Chicago Bears were off on Sunday, having wrapped up their first week of training camp.
The Chicago White Sox beat the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays 9-1 on Sunday.
Lewandowski, who made the move from FC Barcelona in a two-year deal with Chicago, equalized in the 20th minute off a screamer from outside the box that tied the game at 1.
The Chicago Cubs evened their series with the New York Yankees with a 5-2 win on Saturday night.
Only two baserunners advanced past first base for Chicago, which had its three-game winning streak halted.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family have been "in agony and despair ever since" her mother Nancy's disappearance in February.
A popular Little Italy neighborhood bar was the target of an early morning break-in this week. While the owners said they are upset, they are responding with some levity.
Three men accused of attacking a CBS News Chicago crew during a crime spree last month pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
Two Mundelein-area men are facing charges connected to the murder of a man who disappeared last November.
