Indiana set to execute death row inmate
Benjamin Ritchie, 45, is scheduled to die by lethal injection before sunrise Tuesday.
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Benjamin Ritchie, 45, is scheduled to die by lethal injection before sunrise Tuesday.
The driver was able to escape the flames but was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Traffic backed up into the construction zone for several hours while emergency crews worked to put out the fire and remove the crash debris.
Indiana State Police said a semi-trailer truck caught fire on I-65 near the Lowell Exit on Saturday morning, blocking all northbound lanes.
Angel Reese had 12 points and 17 rebounds for the Sky, who lost three of four last season to Indiana.
The good Samaritans, a father and son, took their jet skis out on Lake Michigan for the first time this spring, when an inflatable far offshore along Porter Beach caught their eye.
Indiana State Police said they have solved a cold case murder from 1977.
Anatolie Cataraga is charged with four counts of fraud, one count of identity deception, and one count of unlawful possession of a card skimming device.
Indiana State Police announced they have made an arrest more than two years after the death of a Henryville woman.
The La Porte Sheriff's Office announced that Shawn Wesly Russell Akison, 41, of Romeoville, was charged with criminal recklessness in the four-vehicle crash at US 20 and Fail Road.
The incident began when police responded to a call of a person wanted for an aggravated battery
Chicago police said just before 6 p.m., officers responded to the 13400 block of South Baltimore Avenue for a person wanted for an aggravated battery.
Two small school buses carrying student athletes were involved in a four-car crash in La Porte County, Indiana Thursday afternoon.
They said two New Prairie United mini-buses, a commercial vehicle and a single axle box truck were all involved in the crash in LaPorte County.
As of late Thursday night, there had been no word from Chicago Police on the condition of the person shot by officers.
Santos was driving a semi-truck when he hit a bus carrying the Saint Ignatius hockey team in Indiana, injuring 20 players.
Victor Santos from Brooklyn, New York City, was driving a semi-truck when he hit a bus carrying the St. Ignatius hockey team, injuring 20 players.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the key to the city of Gary in 1959. More than 65 years later, his daughter is following in his footsteps.
Project Lifesaver databases can include the elderly and people with autism — two groups that are prone to walking off.
The program involves a device that allows for the tracking of people with autism who are prone to wandering. Lauren Victory reports.
Ja'Niyah McMichael, now 14, was reported missing by her mother on Aug. 12 from their home in the 1900 block of Malcolm X Boulevard.
Also Monday, the FBI and the City of Gary announced a $12,000 reward for information on Ja’Niyah McMichael’s disappearance.
Ja'Niyah McMichael, now 14, was reported missing by her mother on Aug. 12 from their home in the 1900 block of Malcolm X Boulevard. The FBI says McMichael has known connections to Gary and East Chicago, Indiana.
Officials said officers were conducting a traffic stop when another driver who wasn't involved got out of his car with two knives and approached police.
Health officials said new patients include an unvaccinated child and an adult, whose vaccination status is not known.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
People across the community step in to make sure they're okay until their power comes back on.
His arrest comes as a small but visible vigilante movement has vandalized similar cameras across the country.
Happ punctuated an 11-pitch at-bat with a two-run double to get the Cubs' scoring started.
The White Sox have lost four of five, including two consecutive games to New York.
Chicago's next mayoral election is set for Feb. 23, 2027, and eight candidates already have announced plans to run, with more expected to join the race in the coming months.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation requiring public schools in Illinois to prohibit students from using cellphones or other mobile devices in classrooms.
In-person absentee voting began Tuesday in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor, the same day a judge was set to hear arguments on whether voters who already returned mail ballots should be allowed to cancel and recast them.
Candidates for Chicago mayor may start circulating petitions on Tuesday for the election in February 2027.
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
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.
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.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
According to a study published in Innovation in Aging, people who experienced persistent struggles with money or low income had *worse brain health later in life.
The goal is to create a more inclusive environment for neurodivergent customers. Look for lower-volume music, dimmer lighting and more mobile checkout options.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest, including the next chance for storms, in First Alert Weather.
Defense attorney Donna Rotunno is speaking about her role in the trial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Anthony Pareigis (above) and his two friends, Jacob Steichmann and Thomas Yano, are charged with vandalizing and stealing five Flock automated license plate reader cameras on Sunday.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
The search has resumed for a second contractor worker swept into a storm sewer Monday in Downers Grove during severe weather, though it has now become a recovery mission.
People across the community step in to make sure they're okay until their power comes back on.
His arrest comes as a small but visible vigilante movement has vandalized similar cameras across the country.
The National Weather Service confirmed two tornado touchdowns in the Chicago area during Monday's severe storms.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
The summer camp serves about 75 kids every year, with the mission to help them heal from a violent loss.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Happ punctuated an 11-pitch at-bat with a two-run double to get the Cubs' scoring started.
The White Sox have lost four of five, including two consecutive games to New York.
The Chicago Bears hit the field at training camp for the first time on Tuesday, and head coach Ben Johnson is clearly fired up for his second season at the helm after a successful first year.
Alex Bregman had a homer, two doubles and drove in two runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between playoff contenders.
Chicago police on Tuesday warned of a pattern of car thefts from parking garages at O'Hare International Airport.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted what was described as a "cornucopia" of unapproved medications in a shipment at O'Hare International Airport recently.
Police have finally identified the remains of a woman murdered nearly a century ago and buried beneath a building in Toronto.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Chicago police issued an alert this past weekend about a string of ATM-related thefts on the city's South and Southwest sides.
