Rep. Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after an endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump.
The Lake County Council gave final approval to repeal the county’s current tax sale ordinance to create a new one with an added penalty as requested by the Lake County Auditor’s Office that goes beyond state statute. The ordinance was amended to reflect that tax sale buyers can register in person or online, which Council president Christine Cid, D-East Chicago, requested at a previous meeting and that the auction is only online, said Lake County Council attorney Tom O’Donnell. The ordinance was also amended to include the 25% penalty in a further paragraph related to the 150 day filing deadline, […]
A judge sentenced an East Chicago man to an 8-year split sentence Wednesday in a plea deal on a gun charge. In return, Deputy Prosecutor Judy Massa said they dropped the voluntary manslaughter case when Ernest “Alonzo” West, Jr. fatally shot his father last year.
Contested races for school board seats are shaping up in Aurora, Batavia, Central Unit District 301 and Dundee Unit District 300.
A sour mashup of exhausted action film and sentimental crud, “Red One” delivers one of the year’s most grating packages. Surprise!
After Trinidad Cervantes was nabbed for allegedly killing another driver on 165th Street in Hammond, his then-girlfriend admitted his stories changed. Elena Hernandez, who met him in high school, said the post-shooting call was brief. But, she hesitated when asked what he said. “Is that necessary,” she asked. Yes, the judge and prosecutors responded. “He said he shot somebody and was scared,” she said.
While we were in elementary school, friend Ann Scamerhorn held a distinction among her classmates in 1980.
The conservative lawmaker is a noted hawk on China, Cuba and Iran, and was a finalist to be Trump’s running mate this summer.
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While playing fetch in Calumet City police Officer Keith Bogdanovich’s backyard, Nicco took a tumble required a leg amputation.