Valparaiso woman who had stroke wants to raise awareness, particularly for first responders

For the most part, Pat Ingram has recovered from the stroke and has been able to piece together what happened on Jan. 17 of last year. What she and her husband Steve are still unable to understand is why Valparaiso Police officers who responded to the scene spent so much time focusing on whether she was intoxicated without evaluating her for a stroke.

‘People are scared’: Fear permeates every aspect of life in Chicago, under threat of mass immigration deportations

Although no widespread immigration raids were reported here this week, the possibility — and reports that Chicago would be ground zero for enforcement — kept many of the region’s estimated 400,000 undocumented immigrants at home.