Commuters should allow for some extra travel time Monday, as the suburbs brace for the first significant snowfall this year.
Day: January 5, 2025
Braden Smith has 22 points to lead No. 20 Purdue to a 79-61 rout of Northwestern
Braden Smith had 22 points and seven assists to lead No. 20 Purdue men’s basketball to a 79-61 rout of Northwestern on Sunday.
2 in custody after shooting and multiple police chases in Lake County, sheriff says
After high-speed car chases in the north suburbs, two men arrested in connection to a drive-by shooting of two women, authorities say.
State senators file bills addressing school districts, veterans benefits and sex trafficking
As the Indiana legislature convenes on Jan. 8 for the 2025 legislative session, Northwest Indiana senators have filed bills addressing area school districts, veterans benefits and sex trafficking.
Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles lead No. 3 Notre Dame past No. 17 North Carolina 76-66
Hannah Hidalgo scored 18 of her 24 points before halftime and No. 3 Notre Dame knocked down 13 3-pointers to beat No. 17 North Carolina 76-66.
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world’s oldest living person at nearly 117
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.
Teen killed in Gary hit-and-run crash
Gary Police arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a 17-year-old Gary girl early Saturday morning.
A Melania Trump documentary from director Bruce Ratner will be released by Amazon
Incoming first lady Melania Trump will be the subject of a new documentary directed by Brett Ratner and distributed by Amazon Prime Video.
The FBI says the man responsible for New Year’s truck attack visited New Orleans twice before
The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses, an FBI official said Sunday.
Sales tax switch creates funding shortfall for mental health services in McHenry County
Vital mental health services in McHenry County face cuts after county’s tax revenue projections miss target. What next?