1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (365+ words) A New Jersey man is in custody after police said he attacked two semis with an axe Friday on Interstate 80 in Hammond. Around 4:30 p.m., troopers were dispatched to the 1.9 mile-marker on I-80 eastbound in Hammond, near the Calumet Avenue overpass, for a…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (264+ words) The Township High School District 113 Board of Education approved the resignation of a teacher charged with domestic battery during a special meeting Wednesday evening. Bridget Fahrner, formerly a world languages teacher with 23 years in the district, according to meeting documents,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (352+ words) Calumet City Clerk Nyota Figgs is seeking damages after the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing her of illegally destroying city documents in 2021. She’s accusing Mayor Thaddeus Jones and attorneys representing Calumet City of civil conspiracy, malicious prosecution and abuse of…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (812+ words) The Homer Glen Village Board on Wednesday approved an updated tree preservation ordinance designed to protect mature trees on private property on the same day it celebrated its Big Tree Champion contest winners. The village’s Environment Committee has been working…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (256+ words) Former Chicago aviation boss Jamie Rhee will serve as the interim executive director of the state’s new governing body for public transit, the board of the nascent Northern Illinois Transit Authority voted during their first meeting today. Rhee oversaw Chicago’s…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (787+ words) Dozens of new bike lanes and trails aimed at improving connectivity in Naperville could be coming to the city. After roughly a year of work by city staff and engineering-firm A. Epstein and Sons International, Naperville has unveiled a new bike…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (304+ words) A Gary woman fatally struck her boyfriend with a car while he was standing in the yard on Labor Day, court documents allege. Ashley D. Taylor, 34, is charged with murder, aggravated battery, causing death when operating a vehicle while intoxicated, domestic…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (407+ words) Final plat approval for the massive Amazon Web Services data center project is on hold until the Hobart Plan Commission is satisfied with minor revisions to requested site improvements. The Plan Commission tabled action on final plat approval at its…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (848+ words) A woman has been reunited with the remains of her 15-year-old son thanks to a public plea for help after her car was apparently stolen in the city’s West Side earlier this week — with her son’s ashes inside. Krystele Matthews…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (248+ words) A 24-year-old man who was hospitalized after an accident yesterday in the Riverdale neighborhood died from his injuries, and a woman was still missing in the Calumet River, Chicago police said. Earlier, police said a vehicle struck a barrier in…...