Red Sox hope bullpen woes don’t doom playoff chances
BOSTON — For a team that finished with the best record in baseball — setting a franchise record for victories along the way — the Boston Red Sox sure have a lot of questions about their bullpen.
BOSTON — For a team that finished with the best record in baseball — setting a franchise record for victories along the way — the Boston Red Sox sure have a lot of questions about their bullpen.
Two Illinois men were arraigned Wednesday in U.S. District Court on new charges tied to their alleged ambush of two federal ATF agents during a botched gun buy over the summer.
The United Steelworkers union said U.S. Steel has pulled back on its “worst proposals” to gut benefits that had steelworkers on the cusp of the first major strike in years.
HAMMOND — The decision as to whether Portage Mayor James Snyder’s public corruption trial moves forward next week will be announced Friday afternoon.
CROWN POINT — In a courtroom crowded with law enforcement officers, James Hill was sentenced Wednesday to 47 years in prison for the 1980 murder of off-duty Hammond policeman Lawrence “Larry” Pucalik during an attempted hotel robbery.
GARY — The City Council has approved a hike in fees charged to people who use the city’s EMS services to shore up money in the Fire Department’s Fund 224 account and sustain ambulance operations.
HAMMOND — Police were investigating a shooting Wednesday in the 1000 block of 169th Street, police said.
INDIANAPOLIS — Student performance on the Spring 2018 ISTEP standardized exam dipped slightly for both elementary and high school test takers compared to the prior academic year.
23rd annual Polish-American Heritage month celebration is Sunday in the Calumet Region. There will be a number of celebrations throughout the day including:
A woman led police on a high-speed chase with three passengers, including a 6-month-old child, in her vehicle on a busy northbound Interstate 65 shortly after lunch Wednesday, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez said.