Coronavirus Update: 26 More Deaths In Indiana Brings Total To 545, Including 43 In Lake County
The Indiana State Department of Health announced an additional 529 cases of the virus Saturday, bringing the total in the state to 10,641.
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The Indiana State Department of Health announced an additional 529 cases of the virus Saturday, bringing the total in the state to 10,641.
General motors is one of several companies switching gears to produce life-saving equipment during the pandemic.
Relaxing social distancing measures now would contradict recommendations put forth by government agencies and public health experts.
The health department said Saturday that 30 more Indiana residents had died from illnesses related to COVID-19, raising the state's death toll to 330. Another 537 Hoosiers had confirmed cases of COVD-19, boosting the state's total number since the outbreak started to 7,435.
Decatur County and two other counties in southeast Indiana have among the highest per-capita infection rates in the country, topping the Seattle area and some counties near hard-hit Detroit.
A Northwest Indiana pastor had his life shattered by COVID-19 when his wife died. But as CBS 2's Jermont Terry reported Wednesday, the reverend's faith is still resilient.
"I don't think any of us could have imagined you have a relative that's ill and you can't do anything. So this is something."
"With all of the concerns about social interaction, we feel it is best to cancel this year's event and focus on 2021 when we can once again provide the quality and fun event that everyone expects," Pierogi Fest chairman and co-founder Tom Dabertin said in a statement.
As of Sunday 127 people in Indiana have died of COVID-19, an increase of 11 since Saturday. An additional 458 confirmed cases brings the total number confirmed in the state to 458, according to official numbers reported by the Indiana State Department of Health Sunday.
Golf courses in Illinois may be closed, but they're open in Indiana.
The number of COVID-19 related deaths has now reached 116 in Indiana, with 14 more reported Friday. The total number of positive cases has now reached 3,953, officials said.
"I feel a little bit like it's a war effort. Because this is a war against the virus. It's the thing that we need right now. Sticking together and not making profit out of it."
One more Indiana resident has died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 32, public health officials announced Sunday.
A wind advisory is in place for Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana until Sunday evening
The Indiana State Department of Public Health on Sunday announced that two more state residents have died of COVID-19, bringing the total to six.
A fourth person has died of the coronavirus in Indiana, officials confirmed Saturday.
Forty-seven new cases of coronavirus were confirmed Saturday in Indiana.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday announced said the state's National Guard was in action supporting emergency operations and providing personnel to the state Department of Health amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Indiana, state health officials announced Friday.
Four people were injured Wednesday evening when a vehicle plowed into a gyros restaurant in Munster, Indiana.
A dump trailer wound up standing on end, leaning against an overpass Wednesday night, after a truck driver accidentally lifted it while driving down Interstate 65 in Crown Point, Indiana.
The Indiana emergency peaked during Pence's governorship, when public health officials noticed a cluster of HIV and hepatitis C in rural Indiana around November 2014. It was the largest outbreak of the virus in the state's history, NPR reported at the time.
A train carrying crude oil derailed along a freight line in East Chicago, Indiana late Wednesday.
"I took a plea deal to help end part of this nightmare for my family, if possible," Salvatore Anello said in a statement to "CBS This Morning" on Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors said Bryan Protho, 41, grabbed the girl on the sidewalk near 153rd Street and Burnham Avenue on Dec. 20, 2017, dragged her into a red Ford Explorer, and drove away.
A proposal that could dramatically change the heart of downtown Northbrook faces growing opposition from some neighbors and business owners.
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.
Will Warren pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Amed Rosario and rookie Spencer Jones each homered and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0.
A search is underway for a missing person on Friday afternoon along the Des Plaines River in north suburban Libertyville.
Three people were found dead Friday morning inside a home in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
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.
A judge sided with the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday, ruling that state law does not allow absentee voters to change their ballot after it has been returned — a setback for Democrats amid a scrambled governor's primary field.
Barnes withdrew from the Democratic primary less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election, on the same day a newspaper reported it had asked him about allegations of inappropriate behavior reviewed by the state party.
For years, Deborah Witzburg sounded the loudest alarm when uncovering hundreds of cases of corruption and fraud inside Chicago city government.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A proposal that could dramatically change the heart of downtown Northbrook faces growing opposition from some neighbors and business owners. A plan for Meadow Plaza, one of the North Shore's oldest shopping centers, would replace it with condominiums and less commercial space.
The U.S. Marine Corps reports that the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter ejected from the jet before it crashed in California.
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.
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.
Three men accused of attacking a CBS News Chicago crew during a crime spree last month pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
A report on an investigation into former state Representative Harry Benton (D-Chicago) was made public 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.
A proposal that could dramatically change the heart of downtown Northbrook faces growing opposition from some neighbors and business owners.
Lollapalooza 2026 takes over Grant Park Thursday with headlining performances from Lorde, Charli XCX, the Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, Tate McRae and more.
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.
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 summer camp serves about 75 kids every year, with the mission to help them heal from a violent loss.
Will Warren pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Amed Rosario and rookie Spencer Jones each homered and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0.
Romo was arrested in Wisconsin last week, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Tristan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning to force in automatic runner Chase Meidroth and the Chicago White Sox edged the Yankees 2-1.
Alex Bregman drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and the Chicago Cubs went on to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The White Sox stayed 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central.
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.
Authorities have not yet identified partial human remains found in the Fox River, and it is not yet known whether they are connected to a boat crash or another incident.
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.
