Sewage seeps into politics as lawmaker’s Gary agency sues cities she represents

A dispute over wastewater treatment user rates is pitting a Gary state lawmaker against communities she represents in the Indiana General Assembly. State Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, whose District 3 seat includes Gary, Hobart, Lake Station and New Chicago, is also the executive director of the Gary Sanitary District. On Jan. 15, the GSD and the city of Gary filed a federal lawsuit against Hobart, Lake Station and the Merrillville Conservancy District seeking a declaratory judgment to pave the way to raise user rate fees for treating their wastewater.

Person of interest being questioned after possible domestic-related shooting on South Side

A person of interest is in police custody following a possible domestic-related shooting Friday night on the South Side in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 10 p.m., a 32-year-old man was involved in an argument with a female in the 8700 block of South Morgan Street when the argument turned into a […]

El alcalde detenido de Estambul enfrenta 2do día de interrogatorio mientras aumentan protestas

ESTAMBUL (AP) — El alcalde de Estambul, Ekrem Imamoglu, se presentó ante la policía para ser interrogado por cargos relacionados con el terrorismo el sábado, un día después de su interrogatorio por acusaciones de corrupción. Su arresto esta semana ha desatado protestas generalizadas en toda Turquía, mientras los manifestantes se congregan en múltiples ciudades para […]