A Lake Station man was sentenced to one year on probation Tuesday for stopping a woman from calling 911.
Lake Station man gets probation after attempted rape case collapses
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Art helped him overcome childhood trauma, now Blue Island native enlists it to give his hometown a boost
Art helped Chris Campagna overcome childhood trauma, now the Blue Island native is using it to help his hometown through public murals.
Facial recognition software links Indy man to fatal Gary gas station shooting: charges
Authorities say that facial recognition software helped nab a man implicated in a fatal Gary gas station shooting on Saturday. Police allege Robert Lee Chandler, Jr., 28, opened fire, killing a woman and wounding another man who was there. He is charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder, and several other charges.
Appeals court upholds former Cedar Lake teen’s conviction for killing friend
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld Denver Johnson’s conviction Friday for killing his best friend Jason M. Paholik Jr. with a shotgun near a backyard campfire.
All aboard the train to Pride
Rainbows were visible all along the South Shore Line Sunday morning, from tutus and jewelry to a conductor’s suspenders. The South Shore Line had extended trains in preparation for the crowds set to celebrate at the Chicago Pride Parade.
Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark pledges no property tax hike, commits to collecting commercial tax debt
Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark pledged not to raise village property taxes in the 2025 fiscal year.
Llamas announces resignation as Aurora 1st Ward alderman
In a live-streamed press conference Tuesday from Aurora City Hall, Aurora Ald. Emmanuel Llamas said he has to step down from the City Council effective Aug. 1 because he has become the primary caregiver for his father, who was diagnosed earlier this year with stage four stomach cancer.
New restaurant to open in Park Ridge; owner pledges fair conditions for staff
A former Tilted Kilt restauranteur received a liquor license from the Park Ridge City Council to operate a new restaurant in Park Ridge. Pioneer Press found that the restaurateur was the defendant in a 2012 lawsuit with 19 plaintiffs, who were female employees at Tilted Kilt, who accused ownership of sexual harassment. Athan “Tom” Sotos, the majority owner of the incoming Mully’s Grill restaurant at 24 Main Street, Park Ridge, and former co-owner of a Tilted Kilt restaurant in the Loop, said he would not comment on the lawsuit from 12 years ago but that he would take steps to […]
Waukegan’s Bravo Buddies camp teaches kids how to play instruments; ‘I like the places music takes me’
Alvaro is one of 120 youngsters participating in Bravo Waukegan’s Bravo Buddies summer music camp, which operates in conjunction with summer school at John L. Lewis Middle School in Waukegan and offers lessons and field trips for the students.
Gail Borden library and U-46 foundations joining forces on new Skeleton Trot 5K, Day of the Dead Fest
The Gail Borden Public Library Foundation and the U-46 Educational Foundation are teaming up this year for two events celebrating Day of the Dead in Elgin.