Witnesses said that the victim was involved in an argument that turned physical with his wife when he reached for a weapon. At that time, the son shot his father to protect his mother.

More than a dozen Chicago-area schools have already announced closures or switches to e-learning for Tuesday as a cold weather advisory for much of Northeastern Illinois and Northwest Indiana continues to grip the region.

Police in East Chicago, Indiana, were investigating after a son fatally shot his father to protect his mother during a fight, authorities said.

A Chicago driver was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into a scale house on I-94 in Northwest Indiana Saturday, authorities said.

East Chicago police said a son may have killed his father to protect his mother Saturday night at an apartment.

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

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A single-car rollover crash on I-65 in Tippecanoe County killed a Chicago woman; the driver was arrested for DUI.

Jennifer Lee Wilson pleaded guilty in October to reckless homicide, admitting she pinned her foster son, Dakota Levi Stevens, to the ground by lying on his midsection for about five minutes.

TL;DR: Live stream Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. The Chicago Bulls head to the Gainbridge Fieldhouse to face the Indiana Pacers in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Bulls are 17-19, which puts them in 10th place. The Pacers are 19-18, which puts them in sixth place.

Indiana State Senator Mark Spencer addresses a $14 million tax revenue misallocation affecting Gary, East Chicago, and Michigan City.

State Sen. Dan Dernulc filed a bill that would require county property tax assessment boards of appeal members to live in Indiana to address the controversy surrounding a Lake County tax board