A judge rejected Cam’ron Cooper’s bid Thursday to get his case thrown out after he took a gun to Hammond Central in January 2023. His lawyer James Thiros essentially argued the adult court didn’t have jurisdiction. He said the Indiana General Assembly changed a law — effective in July 2024 — where a teen between the ages of 16 to 18 can no longer be automatically charged in adult court for Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun, like Cooper was. Now 18, Cooper, of Dolton, Illinois, was 16 when charged.
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Sprinkler douses Uptown East apartment fire; resident suffers burns, cat rescued
A resident of the Uptown East apartments suffered burns after a couch fire, which was partially doused by an activated sprinkler on Thursday afternoon, according to a release from the Valparaiso Fire Department.
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Naperville News Digest: Park district taking rental applications for spring season; DuPage Animal Services to hold pet first aid class
Roundup of small news items for the Naperville area.
Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dies at 84
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Donald Trump can still vote after sentencing, but can’t own a gun and will have to turn over DNA sample
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Illinois man convicted in jail lobby fire
A jury convicted an Illinois man Wednesday of setting the Lake County Jail lobby on fire on June 5, 2023. Terrance Craig, 42, of Ford Heights, Illinois, was charged with two counts of arson and one count of intimidation. The jury deliberated for about 90 minutes. His sentencing is Feb. 3. During the trial, Deputy Prosecutor Gary Marek admitted police wrongly charged an initial suspect. Craig was arrested after he showed up June 12 to the Hammond Police station ranting in a similar way to the arsonist — including how he had a chip in his brain and ex-U.S. Vice […]
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New Orleans attacker fired at least 1 time from inside his truck before police fatally shot him, bodycam footage shows
The Islamic State group-inspired attacker who killed 14 people in a truck rampage on New Year’s Day in New Orleans shot at police from inside his truck before officers fatally shot him, police bodycam footage shows.
Proposed location for Waukegan Chick-fil-A in dispute; ‘The idea of putting one (there) … boggles the mind’
A developer is in the process of trying to bring a Chick-fil-A restaurant to Waukegan.