A federal grand jury in Los Angeles approves new charges against Lil Durk

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles this week approved new charges against Lil Durk in connection with a 2022 murder-for-hire plot that targeted a rival rapper but instead left the man’s cousin dead. The U.S. attorney’s office in the Central District of California announced Friday that a grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging […]

Lake, Porter counties prepare for caucuses after general election results

As the Nov. 5 general election wraps up, officials in Northwest Indiana prepare for the next political process: a caucus. Lake and Porter counties will both hold at least one caucus following the general election’s results. A caucus is a closed meeting of people in the same political party to select candidates, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary’s website. The Lake County Democratic Party will hold a caucus to fill Mark Spencer’s seat on the Gary Common Council. The Porter County Republican Party will hold a caucus to fill Ed Morales’ seat as Porter Township trustee. Spencer, a Democrat, this week […]

John Wiltgen, prolific designer who wrote of living with diabetes, dies at 65

All CQ. Sourcing: Spoke with husband Steven Oster, 708-268-0926 Aimee DeBat, 773-369-0097 Daniela Guini, 773-369-3264 Photo coming, although I think we have one or two in our own system. I’ll check with PHOTO. BEGIN By Bob Goldsborough John Robert Wiltgen 1959-2024 ((CQ—8/21/1959 – 10/5/2024))   John Robert Wiltgen was a prolific and high-profile interior designer in Chicago who ran his own firm and designed a large number of spaces both for individual clients and for residential developers.   “John was a visionary, (he was) strong-willed and had the most incredible memory,” said Daniela Guini, an interior designer who worked for […]