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Major developments moving forward in Crown Point
A Crown Point warehouse development has taken another step forward. Venture One Real Estate plans to build two one-million-square-foot buildings along the east side of I-65, south of 101st Avenue. The city council voted Monday to rezone the property from agricultural to business park development, with Scott Evorik casting the lone opposing vote.
'Mom and dad, we got him': Arrest made in 1966 murder of Calumet City mother
Calumet City detectives have brought a Chicago southland family one step closer in their long struggle to bring a killer to justice, with an arrest made after nearly 60 years. “Mom and dad, we got him,” Paula Larson said on Monday.
Merrillville man avoids prison in 2019 road shooting near Wicker Park
A Merrillville man avoided prison Tuesday for his role in a 2019 shooting on Ridge Road near Wicker Park in Highland after leaving a summer festival in Munster, court records show. Le’Montrell Johnson, now 26, signed a plea agreement filed Jan. 31 admitting to criminal recklessness, a Level 5 felony. Judge Samuel Cappas sentenced him to 2.5 years on home detention through Lake County Community ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson To Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor At 2024 Men Of Excellence Ceremony
This year’s Induction Ceremony Honors Exemplary Black Men in the Chicagoland Community at the Tinley Park Convention Center on June 14, 2024. Chicago, Illinois – Rev. Jesse Jackson, the revered Civil Rights icon, will receive the lifetime achievement honor at The Chicago Defender’s 17th Annual Men of Excellence ceremony.
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