Former Porter County Officer Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Stealing Nearly $188,000
Former Indiana officer Larry LaFlower was sentenced to 15 months in prison for stealing nearly $188,000.
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Former Indiana officer Larry LaFlower was sentenced to 15 months in prison for stealing nearly $188,000.
Ed Curran says even if Chicago is not hit by the blizzard, the storm could be a disruptive and dangerous when winds pick up.
Voters in Porter County, Indiana are calling for Clerk Karen Martin to resign after an Election Day disaster that has lasted days.
Plagued by a long list of Election Day problems, commissioners in Porter, Indiana have asked the FBI to investigate what's been described as "scores of alleged violations in Indiana Election Law" following Tuesday's elections.
Numerous people who have worked on Porter County elections for the past few decades have said Tuesday's election was the worst they have ever seen.
The ballot count has been delayed due to polling place staffing issues and problems with absentee ballots.
No election winners have been declared in Porter County, Ind., due to massive delays in the ballot counting.
A dozen polling places in Porter County, Indiana, will stay open later than normal, after problems that forced them to open late.
A Porter County Sheriff's deputy fired shots at a motorcyclist who pointed a gun at him early Monday, after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing into a sign.
The Porter County Sheriff's office has just released surveillance photos of four people wanted for questioning after a credit card skimmer was found at a gas station.
A driver seriously injured when a car crashed into a utility pole Monday afternoon in northwest Indiana is believed to be the same driver involved in a hit-and-run crash moments earlier.
Curtis Jones is charged with battery resulting in serious bodily injury to a person less than 14 years, aggravated battery, and neglect.
Elliot Koss had slurred speech, "great difficulty answering questions" and appeared to be under the influence of narcotics, police said.
James Luttinen, 33, faces a level 3 felony count of rape, according to the Porter County sheriff's office.
The two women were jogging east on County Road 1200 North near 370 East about 2 p.m. in unincorporated Jackson Township when the Corvette came over a hill from the west and the driver lost control when he saw them in his path.
Herbert Nowak, 61, had parked the gray 2013 Ford F-150 by a pond near his home in the 700 block of North 50 West in rural Liberty Township earlier this month.
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.
About 11:40 p.m. a Dodge Caliber and Ford Windstar were involved in a crash near 285 S. State Road in Valparaiso, according to a statement from the Porter County sheriff's office. The Dodge was traveling south and drove left of the center line to pass other vehicles when it collided with the northbound Windstar.
Snow, frigid temperatures and 45-mph winds could make for a grisly Thursday morning in parts of northwest Indiana, the National Weather Service warned.
A Porter County deputy and a bystander who tried to help him were both injured in a scuffle with a man "acting irrationally" in northwest Indiana on Thursday.
A northwest Indiana family has been reunited with their missing dog on Saturday.
Six people thought they'd invested in a Porter County company that put together lucrative real estate deals in Tennessee or bought land from sheriff's sales in Lake and Porter counties. Instead, they lost a total of at least $655,463.
Contractors working for Enbridge made the discovery shortly before 10 a.m. about 250 feet west of Meridian Road, north of U.S. 6.
Roads could be a mess much of the day in parts of northwest Indiana on the eve of Thanksgiving, as lake effect snow could bring up to a foot of snow to some of the region.
The snow might be long over in Chicago, but parts of northwest Indiana have seen six or more inches of it on Tuesday, and could get a few more, thanks to lake effect snow.
The Hellenic American Police Association is partnering with St. George Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago for Sunday's fundraiser.
Video from the scene captured firefighters pulling a person from a car that appeared to have slammed into a wall at the exit.
Fire officials say both victims were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
It will be Mr. Trump's first visit to the Chicagoland area since 2024.
Illinois kept it competitive despite Smith's monster game.
Sheri Mecklenburg resigned from the Department of Justice this week, penning a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that she says ended her career.
The Chicago City Council deferred a full vote on the sale of the city's parking meters from one private company to another to their next full council meeting as they face an end-of-month deadline.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is demanding the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration reject President Trump's call to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex."
With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Officer Bartholomew was killed in the line of duty by a gunman at Swedish Hospital in April.
"The Dysregulated Kid: The Parenting Playbook for Helping Your Child Find Calm in a Chaotic World” is by Dr. Capanna-Hodge, who is a therapist and school psychologist with more than 30 years of experience. She says parents can change how they respond to difficult behavior by first understanding what's happening inside their child's brain and nervous system.
Meteorologist Shane Hinton has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Illinois State Police say the person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
CBS Chicago's nonstop news crew saw multiple firefighters at the apartment complex on South Keeler Ave and West Cermak Road in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
It will be Mr. Trump's first visit to the Chicagoland area since 2024.
The Hellenic American Police Association is partnering with St. George Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago for Sunday's fundraiser.
Video from the scene captured firefighters pulling a person from a car that appeared to have slammed into a wall at the exit.
Two people are in custody after a 1-year-old girl was shot and critically injured inside an apartment on Chicago's South Side, a police source said.
Fire officials say both victims were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
Illinois kept it competitive despite Smith's monster game.
Chicago pulled within a point of fourth-place Charlotte in the Eastern Conference.
Chicago will be the final AL wild card and will play on the road against the AL West winner in a three-game Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday.
Notre Dame has won 14 straight and will start October with a perfect record for the first time since 2021.
Munetaka Murakami homered twice to increase his season total to 35, and the playoff-bound Chicago White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 as they tried to gain ground in the AL Central.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Boise police have identified a man known as the "Unknown Wanderer" who was found dead in a church in 1982, and revealed a possible link to the Chicago Tylenol murders.
A Mundelein, Illinois, high school teacher and volleyball coach appeared in court Wednesday morning on charges of making an unauthorized video recording of a minor.
