Merrillville, Indiana apartment evacuated due to unsafe conditions
Tenants have complained of a lack of upkeep at the apartments including mold, dead bugs, overgrown grass, and leaking water.
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Tenants have complained of a lack of upkeep at the apartments including mold, dead bugs, overgrown grass, and leaking water.
A building at an apartment complex in Merrillville, Indiana, was shut down on Wednesday due to concerns over compromised structural integrity and unsafe living conditions.
A building at an apartment complex in Merrillville, Indiana, was shut down on Wednesday due to concerns over compromised structural integrity and unsafe living conditions.
Two neighborhoods, Madison Meadows and Forest Hills, seem to have the most damage.
There was a constant shower of rain, and then snow, through much of the day and night -- making the snow heavy.
Allen's mom flew in from Florida to look for him after she says police exhausted all their leads.
The school district confirmed the young man was also a member of Merrillville's football team.
Investigators said Friday that they will soon have a major announcement this week in a decades-old cold case.
Three hotel clerks were found murdered along I-65 in Indiana and Kentucky well over three decades ago.
While investigating the shooting, officers found three people hiding in the crawl space of the home. Two had active warrants.
Indiana Conservation Officers and local police were investigating Sunday afternoon after a woman's body was pulled from a car in a lake in Hobart.
Authorities have issued a statewide AMBER Alert in Indiana for 7-month-old Xeniyah Sanders, who is missing and believed to be in extreme danger.
Illinois State Police arrested three suspected teenage carjackers after a chase that stretched from Chicago to Indiana.
An Indiana politician who was caught in blackface in old photos showed his real face in public Wednesday night, for the first time since the scandal broke.
Some were demanding Monday night that a Merrillville city councilman step down, after photos surfaces showing him in blackface.
Effective Friday, all of Indiana will advance to Phase 4 in the state's coronavirus pandemic reopening plan – two days earlier than planned.
A woman's family was trying Tuesday to put together how she ended up dead in a Merrillville, Indiana hotel – and how her alleged killer was then gunned down in a violent standoff with police in Gary.
Police said the woman found dead in a Merrillville hotel was strangled.
An unidentified woman was found dead at a Hampton Inn in Merrillville, Indiana Sunday, and authorities said her death was a homicide.
A trooper was conducting a traffic stop east of Hobart overnight, and after the driver got out of his car, he ran back to his vehicle and sped off, dragging the officer a short distance.
A Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's officer and two members of a film crew riding with him were injured in a crash Wednesday, along with a second driver.
Heavy storms moved across parts of the Chicagoland overnight, dropping as much as six inches of rain in some places and leading to flash-flooding in the south suburbs and parts of northwest Indiana.
A Merrillville gas station is the latest to have its ground tanks contaminated by rainwater, leading to some really serious problems for drivers at the pump.
Gary police say the man hit at least three Dollar Tree locations between May 3 and 4 in Northwest Indiana and Chicago's southern suburbs.
The Hobart Fire Department extinguished the fire and found the remains of one person, who has been identified by the Lake County Coroner's Office.
As the partial government shutdown drags on, officials warn sick calls from Transportation Security Administration officers could force some airports to close.
The city put a nearly six-month moratorium on any new data centers coming to the western suburb.
Cleanup is underway after the driver of an SUV lost control of their vehicle and crashed into the store on Wednesday.
The sluggish Bulls shot 38.5% in the first half and committed 11 turnovers, leading to 20 points for the Raptors.
It's the Illini's sixth tournament appearance under head coach Brad Underwood, but for the first time in program history, the Illini are led by a freshman all-American.
Fresh off his win in the Tuesday's primary election, Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey visited the Chicago suburbs on Wednesday, and said he'll be focusing on building support in the Chicago area during his rematch with Gov. JB Pritzker.
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Some Illinois primary election candidates raked in huge amounts of campaign cash. Not all of them won their primaries, despite massive spending.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a $27 million settlement with the family of an innocent woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017.
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Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
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For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
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The late Sister Jean has been honored with T-shirts, socks, and bobbleheads — and now her spirit lives on with a new documentary.
Legendary Chicago blues singer and guitarist Buddy Guy took the stage at the Oscars Sunday night, performing alongside the cast of "Sinners."
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"One Battle After Another" took home several big awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and the newly created Best Casting.
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Researchers at Northwestern University found that early menopause raised long-term heart disease risk by 40%. The study suggests doctors should routinely ask women about their age at menopause to identify high-risk patients.
A driver pulling out of the McDonald's drive-thru across the street lost control, jumped the curb, sped through two bike racks, and right into the storefront on North Milwaukee and Sawyer Avenue.
It’s part of a promotion through Runway magazine, where $50 gets you one ticket to the movie and the snack bag.
Researchers from Harvard, MIT, and Mass General Brigham found that coffee and tea consumption was linked to an 18% lower risk of dementia and improved cognitive performance.
The group of ten from St. Mary School in Riverdale, Illinois, came to Rome with a poster showing them all together with a young Robert Prevost.
The family of a college student from Elmhurst who was reported missing during a trip to Spain said his disappearance is "completely out of character."
As the partial government shutdown drags on, officials warn sick calls from Transportation Security Administration officers could force some airports to close.
Cleanup is underway after the driver of an SUV lost control of their vehicle and crashed into the store on Wednesday.
The city put a nearly six-month moratorium on any new data centers coming to the western suburb.
Altman died on Tuesday, one day after battling an apartment fire in Rogers Park.
United Steel Workers union representatives said that some workers had already had their access cards deactivated.
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Streets were left pooled with rainwater, and homes flooded after Sunday night's storms. Residents say there is one clear solution
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It's the Illini's sixth tournament appearance under head coach Brad Underwood, but for the first time in program history, the Illini are led by a freshman all-American.
The White Sox's current lease for Rate Field expires after the 2029 season.
Wisconsin lawmakers are taking a shot at expanding sports betting in the state.
Minnesota forward Nick Foligno received a warm welcome in his first game against Chicago since he was acquired in a March 6 trade with the Blackhawks.
A man from Chicago's northwest suburbs stood charged Tuesday with leaving the scene of a crash and driving drunk, after authorities said he hit a pedestrian overnight near Barrington, Illinois.
A man stood charged Tuesday in two separate shootings that wounded a Chicago police sergeant and a 63-year-old woman in the Pullman and Roseland neighborhoods this past weekend.
Jurors delivered their verdict Monday in the trial of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of murdering her husband and later publishing a children's book about grief.
A suspect Is in custody after one person was killed and another was critically injured in a stabbing on Sunday morning at a home in Merrillville, Indiana.
A man was critically injured after he was shot while driving in Chicago's West Humboldt Park neighborhood Sunday night.
