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Glasgow Announces Potts Sentenced to 10 Years for Unlawful Use of Machine Gun
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announces that Gralon Potts, 38, of Chicago Heights, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for Unlawful Use of a Weapon (a Class X Felony). Potts pled guilty and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Bertani-Tomczak. On August 12, 2023, University Park police...
Indiana mom who lost son, daughter to fentanyl poisoning 8 months apart vows to fight back
The opioid crisis hit a mother in northwest Indiana particularly hard. Less than a year apart, she lost not one, but two adult children. "My Taylor's death, that broke me. It broke me down to nothing," Nicole Skertich cried. "Then when I lost my son, that killed me. That killed me."
Park Forest man charged in Chicago carjacking
CHICAGO - A suburban man was charged in connection with an armed carjacking last February in the Morgan Park neighborhood. Christopher Adams, 19, allegedly stole a car from a 43-year-old man at gunpoint around 3 a.m. on Feb. 23 in the 10700 block of South Vincennes Avenue, according to police.
More intersection restrictions planned Friday as U.S. 30 construction continues in Dyer
Look for more traffic restrictions in Dyer on Friday. Left turns will once again be prohibited at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Calumet, starting at 7:00 a.m. Additionally, vehicles traveling north on Calumet will only be able to turn right between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Friday. The town...
‘Worst mayor in America’ strikes back against accusations of corruption
DOLTON, Ill. — An animated meeting unfolded at Village Hall in Chicago’s south suburbs on Monday night as residents voiced concerns about an FBI raid and allegations of a sexual assault. Ahead of the meeting, residents gathered to call for action and among the group was the former...
Chicago theater, canning factory and office building listed as Illinois most endangered places
CHICAGO (CBS) — A shuttered Chicago theater, a city office building, and a former canning factory in the suburbs are some of the ten structures on the 2024 Landmark Illinois list of the Most Endangered Historic Places. The list highlights what the organization called "10 culturally and architecturally significant...
Indiana Angler’s Jumbo Perch Breaks 43-Year-Old State Record
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ (IDNR) long-standing record for yellow perch was shattered last month, according to an IDNR Facebook post from May 1. Angler Blas Lara caught the new record fish—a 3-pound, 2-ounce jumbo perch—while participating in the Mayor’s Fishing Derby in Hammond, Indiana on the shores of Lake Michigan. It outweighed the old record fish, caught in 1981, by nearly a full pound.
Frustrations remain over tentative Hammond teacher contract
The proposed Hammond teacher contract drew some criticism during a public hearing Wednesday. The tentative agreement does not include any raises to the base salary, but teachers are also concerned about increases to their health insurance costs. Hammond Central teacher Anita Cox called the contract unfair and said it would...
New Kids On The Block coming to Tinley Park
TINLEY PARK, Ill. - The New Kids are returning to the Block. The iconic pop group is making a comeback to the area, gracing the stage in Tinley Park on June 15 as part of their new tour promoting their first album in 11 years, "Still Kids," set to hit shelves next week.
Tuesday's storms prompt wave of repair scams in southwest Chicago suburb
After Tuesday’s stormy weather, homeowners in suburban Orland Park have been warned about potential repair scams. Orland Park leaders warned that a number of people have been going door-to-door claiming to be contractors who can repair roof damage.
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