Downtown Chicago hotel workers spend 5th day on strike
CHICAGO — Striking Chicago hotel workers spent a fifth day on picket lines as the walkout grew to 26 downtown hotels.
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Jury selection delayed in Chicago officer’s murder trial
CHICAGO — Jury selection for the murder trial of the Chicago police officer who shot black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014 will resume after being called off for a day.
Specialty Steel Works planning multimillion investment in Hammond after emerging from bankruptcy
Less than a year after emerging from bankruptcy, Specialty Steel Works plans a major, multimillion-dollar investment at its Niagara LaSalle cold-finished steel bar mill in Hammond.
Portage homecoming parade may be latest pawn in battle between city and schools
PORTAGE — There will be a Portage High School homecoming parade Sept. 27, but officials aren’t sure where it will be held.
UPDATE: Former East Chicago councilman sentenced to 20 years prison for drug-related murder
CROWN POINT — Robert Battle, the former East Chicago city councilman elected to his second term in office while indicted on drug and murder charges, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for the murder in 2015 of Reimundo…
Northwest Indiana fitness experts give tips for modifying your workout when injured
Nobody wants to deal with an injury, however major or minor. But people who are active and regularly engaged in athletic pursuits know all too well that injuries are part of the routine — no matter how much care one…
40-year-old Gary man wounded in shooting in city’s Midtown section, police say
GARY — A 40-year-old Gary man was wounded in a shooting early Tuesday in the city’s Midtown section, police said.
17-year-old arrested, accused of bringing handgun to Michigan City High School
MICHIGAN CITY — A 17-year-old Michigan City High School student was arrested Monday on allegations he brought a gun to school Friday, police said.
South Haven man given 45 years for molestations after first claiming girls were mad over not trick-or-treating
VALPARAISO — A 30-year-old South Haven man was escorted out of court and away from his fellow inmates Tuesday morning after being sentenced to 45 years behind bars for molesting two girls beginning when they were 5 and 6.
School lunches can be easy, nutritious to fix
No need to worry about lunch trading at your child’s lunch table.