Trial delayed for 2 Illinois men charged in ATF shootout in Gary
HAMMOND — A magistrate judge postponed a Dec. 10 trial date for the two men accused of wounding a federal agent in a shootout this summer near downtown Gary.
Month: November 2018
Man, 20, accused of slapping 9th grader on butt at Hobart High School
CROWN POINT — A 20-year-old man is accused of making a lewd comment to a 9th grade girl and slapping her on the buttocks at Hobart High School.
Residents unnerved with EPA cleanup, future use uncertain for demolished West Calumet housing site
EAST CHICAGO — EPA officials told a visibly upset community Thursday night their preferred cleanup plan for the lead- and arsenic-contaminated West Calumet Housing Complex could be altered if the city changes course on future use.
Dyer police seek public’s help identifying suspects in botched cell phone store robbery
Dyer police are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects in a botched robbery Thursday at a cell phone store.
Latin American Motorcycle Association delivers Thanksgiving dinners
Snowflakes and wet roads did not stop Latin American Motorcycle Association of Crown Point from delivering Thanksgiving dinners to several families in Lake County and neighboring Illinois suburbs.
Police: No evidence of credible threat found after Clark High student made comment
HAMMOND — Police found no evidence of a credible threat Thursday after a 15-year-old was accused of making a comment about shooting at Clark High School, police said.
GUEST COMMENTARY: The benefits of homeownership mean we should still believe in the American Dream
In 2004, President George W. Bush announced the aim of a broader “Ownership Society” so more Americans could benefit from owning a home, retirement accounts and other financial assets. “If you own something,” he declared, “you have a vital stake……
Welcome immigrants, and not with tear gas
Recently, under order of the president, people legally trying to claim asylum were tear-gassed at the Mexican border. Children and women were tear-gassed. Is this the American way? Is this the MAGA that President Donald Trump promised?
Figuring out shoulder and neck pain: Part 2
In the previous column, we discussed sources of shoulder pain, exploring shoulder pain that originates from the shoulder. In this column, we will focus on shoulder pain that originates from the neck.
Time to end partisan bickering
Looks like the “Trickle Down” theory works after all. Vitriol appears to trickle down from the higher level of politicians to the local level. It’s time for both parties to stop behaving like teenaged cliques at high school lunchroom tables.…