A Lake County Magistrate denied a Gary man’s bid for post-conviction relief Thursday, who fatally killed a Gary police officer in 2014, court records show.
Latest appeal denied for man convicted of killing Gary cop Jeffrey Westerfield
Category: Crime and Public Safety
Rolled trailer carrying 127 cows makes for a slow moo-ving morning commute Friday
A truck driver hauling a trailer filled with 127 cows took a ramp too fast Friday morning, police said, tipping the trailer and snarling traffic at the Interstate 65 and Interstate 80/94 interchange for much of the day.
Kane coroner confirms remains found in car are those of missing Elgin woman Karen Schepers
The Kane County Coroner’s Office announced Thursday night that the skeletal remains found inside a car removed this week from the Fox River belong to Karen Schepers, the 23-year-old Elgin woman who went missing in April 1983.
Yolanda Saldívar, the woman who killed Tejano music icon Selena, denied parole
The woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez has been denied parole after spending decades behind bars for fatally shooting the young singer in 1995.
‘Flying Lady’ owner gets 5 years in prison in fraud involving Chicago party yacht with stripper pole
A Skokie man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison in a multi-million dollar bank fraud case that involved a 58-foot party yacht known as the “Flying Lady,” a onetime fixture in Chicago’s summer boating scene adorned with a pink stripper pole attached to the afterdeck.
Man faces up to 10 1/2 years for burning overdosed woman’s body in Gary
A man could face up to 10 1/2 years for burning an overdosed Griffith woman’s body in an abandoned Gary building in September 2022.
Gary father, son killed in separate homicides remembered by loved ones
Jaylen and La’Montrell McFarland’s family and friends gathered on Chase Street Tuesday to mourn their deaths. The families are still searching for answers years later.
DOJ reviewing ‘ComEd Four’ bribery case, defense reveals in asking for sentencing delay
The Department of Justice is reviewing the convictions in the landmark “ComEd Four” bribery case involving former House Speaker Michael Madigan on counts involving violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which the Trump administration says has been stretched beyond its intended reach.
Worth man charged with reckless homicide after fatal hit and run
Abdalla Shaban, 27, of Worth, was charged with reckless homicide after fatally striking a 46-year-old man following road rage.
Elgin fire department found missing woman’s car three years ago, but didn’t recover it
The Elgin Fire Department found Karen Scheper’s car in the Fox River three years ago, but believed it was an ATV and did not recover it.