Tree crashes onto family's house, splits chimney during storms in Northwest Indiana
The tree crushed the aluminum siding on the chimney, exposing the wood frame and pink insulation fiber to the street.
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The tree crushed the aluminum siding on the chimney, exposing the wood frame and pink insulation fiber to the street.
The tree was uprooted and landed on the house where Melissa Bergner and her family live in Chesterton, splitting the chimney. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Built in 1930, Theodore Roosevelt High School is one of only three Indiana high schools built specifically for Black students in the Jim Crow era. It closed in 2019 when the heating system failed, causing water pipes to burst.
LaPorte County Sheriff's deputies found multiple vacuum-sealed packages of drugs in a pickup truck during a traffic stop.
All five of the officers involved in the shooting are now on administrative leave while state police continue their investigation.
Where a man was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with officers, five officers fired their guns during that shootout on Thursday. Officers said 20-year-old Caden Mura fired first at officers as he ran down the street.
Prosecutors asked the judge to prohibit the defense from mentioning words, including "cult or ritualistic killing" and the religion known as "Odinism."
Prosecutors in the case of the 2017 murder of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, asked a judge to prohibit certain words in the trial against accused killer Richard Allen.
On Thursday afternoon, 20-year-old Caden Mura was shot and killed after police said he fired at officers.
On Thursday afternoon, 20-year-old Caden Mura was shot and killed after police said he fired at officers. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Meanwhile, the aftermath of the shootout was visible a day later in the form of bullet holes everywhere. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Indiana State, Porter County Sheriff's, and Valparaiso police officers saturated the neighborhood where it all happened Thursday afternoon.
It was not clear late Thursday who fired first, but it ended with a man dead and a neighborhood in disbelief. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
It will create at least 1,000 new jobs.
The $11B center will be near the town of New Carlisle, about 15 miles west of South Bend.
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports the school board's cost-saving move has left many parents unsure about their kids' futures, and many teachers have wondered how they will provide for their families.
The school board's cost-saving move has left many parents unsure about their kids' futures, and many teachers have wondered how they will provide for their families.
Northbound traffic was backed up all the way to U.S. 30 following the crash.
Multiple vehicles were involved in the crash.
Chopper 2 was over the scene in the 900 block of Cornwallis Lane where extensive damage to the home was visible.
A tragic scene in Munster, Indiana, where a young child died in a house fire.
Isaiah Gracia, 19, of Schererville, is facing charges including operating a vehicle while intoxicated, driving while suspended prior to conviction, reckless driving, and minor in consumption of alcohol.
Damien Abenante-Villa, from Chicago's South Side, was killed while he was walking to a family birthday.
The mother of the 14-year-old Chicago boy who was shot and killed in Northwest Indiana last month pleaded for help on Saturday to find who murdered her son.
It has been nearly one month since a teen from Chicago was murdered while visiting family in Whiting, Indiana. Damien Abenante-Villa's loved ones have planned a balloon release for Saturday, with the goal of keeping the crime in the spotlight to solve the murder.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is marking three years in office, a term filled with a mix of wins and losses for the man in the chair on the 5th floor at City Hall.
Eighteen residents of the South Shore apartment building infamously raided in a military-style operation last fall have filed a tort claim against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
In a recent State of the Village address, Skokie, Illinois, Mayor Ann Tennes said the north Chicago suburb was in "very preliminary conversations" about an expansion of the CTA Yellow Line.
Police said that on April 2, the victim and suspect were involved in an argument when he allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times.
A man has been charged in connection with the theft of more than $100,000 worth of merchandise from an upscale resale boutique last year in north suburban Barrington.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is marking three years in office, a term filled with a mix of wins and losses for the man in the chair on the 5th floor at City Hall.
President Trump said Americans' financial situation isn't motivating him to make a deal, "Not even a little bit," and that he is only focused on preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
A month after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an attempt to halt any future scheduled pay hikes for tipped workers in Chicago, the City Council advanced a compromise to instead pause those raises for two years.
The operator of the Dali, a container ship that lost power and slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six people, is facing federal charges.
Democratic National Committee officials visited Chicago on Monday as the city made its official bid to host the party's 2028 convention – a rare move after having just hosted the event in 2024.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is marking three years in office, a term filled with a mix of wins and losses for the man in the chair on the 5th floor at City Hall.
Police said the victim was on the street near the sidewalk in the 6800 block of South Pulaski Road when he was hit by an orange Honda Pilot just before 11:15 p.m.
A CTA bus was hijacked and the driver held at knifepoint and made to drive for miles off-route overnight, Chicago police said.
Three people were arrested after an SUV crashed into a building in River Forest, Illinois, on Tuesday night.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
A CTA bus was hijacked and the driver held at knifepoint and made to drive for miles overnight, Chicago police said.
The man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Chicago's Southwest Side on Tuesday night was identified.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is marking three years in office, a term filled with a mix of wins and losses for the man in the chair on the 5th floor at City Hall.
Eighteen residents of the South Shore apartment building infamously raided in a military-style operation last fall have filed a tort claim against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
In a recent State of the Village address, Skokie, Illinois, Mayor Ann Tennes said the north Chicago suburb was in "very preliminary conversations" about an expansion of the CTA Yellow Line.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox will face off in the first Crosstown Classic series of this summer with three games at Rate Field this weekend.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set between the National League's top teams.
Chicago has come from behind in nine of its 20 wins. Kansas City has lost four of six following a five-game winning streak.
One of the best high school softball pitchers in the state takes the mound of a small school just south of Chicago.
It's on to the Grand Rapids Griffins, a team Wolves' head coach Spiros Anastas used to work for.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of his killing his wife and his son at the family's home in 2021.
Chicago police on Wednesday morning were looking for two people who broke into a restaurant in Printer's Row in the South Loop.
One person was killed and two others were seriously wounded in a shooting late Friday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police across Chicago and the northern suburbs were investigating a string of overnight smash-and-grab burglaries targeting businesses.
