Northwest Indiana’s three casinos reported revenues of $69 million in September and $73.4 million in October, according to the Indiana Gaming Commission’s monthly gaming report.
News and events around the area
Residents of a burned out, unlivable condominium building held a meeting last Wednesday hoping to hear from the homeowners association or construction company whether their units will be rebuilt soon. To their chagrin, they still don’t know. In May 2022, fire gutted the Bristol Court condo building at 200 Thames Parkway in the north suburb. The 36-unit was left uninhabitable and owners displaced. On Nov. 18, several of the condo residents appealed to the City Council for help in the situation. Then, on Nov. 20, they held a community meeting that included representatives from BlueSky Restoration – the emergency response […]
Workers in several departments at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital got a special delivery last Thursday, with dozens of floral bouquets given to them as part of a local service organization’s effort to spread joy. More than 200 floral arrangements were delivered to the hospital campus in Park Ridge on Nov. 14, gifted from Inspire Through Flowers, self-described as an organization that repurposes some flowers and gives them to health care workers, patients and other community groups, according to a news release. Workers in the respiratory, food and nutrition, environmental services, guest services/transport, case management, sterile processing, surgical services and the […]
A Crown Point man avoided a prison term Friday for a plea deal in a 2021 shooting and later exposing himself to a McDonald’s co-worker in an unrelated incident.
So many people sought to volunteer at both Big Ed’s and Most Blessed Trinity on Thanksgiving Day this year that some were told no more slots were available.
Ailisa Gutierrez is facing several charges after officials said she crashed into three vehicles while allegedly street racing at speeds over 100 mph.
A tour of a Saint Jude Thaddeus relic was canceled after an unspecified incident regarding a priest and students was reported in Joliet.
An Aurora Electoral Board Monday said the failure to file a proper economic interest statement was enough to force Karina Garcia off the ballot for mayor in 2025.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is reversing course on plans to cut back on Chicago police positions dealing with the federal consent decree.