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Coroner’s office searches for northwest Indiana doctor’s family
The Lake County coroner’s office is searching for the family of a northwest Indiana man who died on Thursday. The remains of Dr. Glenn Schram, a 76-year-old white man who was a resident of Hammond,...
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Charges pending after man shot to death in Hammond
A person was taken into custody after a south suburban man was shot to death early Tuesday in northwest Indiana. Officers responded to a shooting in the 5500 block of Claude Avenue in Hammond at 11:22...
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Hammond man, 51, dies four days after being shot
A 51-year-old Hammond man — caught in the crossfire of people shooting at each other — has died, authorities said Saturday. Robert Declements was found with a gunshot wound to the head just before 1...
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Man injured in Hammond shooting
A man was injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Hammond, Indiana. Police responded about 2 p.m. to a parking lot of a South Shore train station in 4500 block of Hohman Avenue in Hammond where...
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Police: Man fatally shoots man in NW Indiana before shooting self
A man who authorities believe shot a man to death Saturday afternoon in northwest Indiana, later fatally shot himself in downstate Illinois, according to Hammond police. Police responded about 2 p.m....
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Man killed in crash on Indiana Toll Road
A south suburban man was killed Thursday afternoon when his vehicle drove off a bridge on the Indiana Toll Road in Hammond. Dwayne Jefferies, 56, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox eastbound on I-90...
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Brown: Good Samaritan rescues motorist, makes dad proud
Rich Rodriguez of Pilsen was so proud of his son, Jesse, for being a good Samaritan that he asked me to share the story. He doesn’t think we do enough of that sort of thing, and he’s probably right....
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Two teachers at Hammond private high school under investigation
Two staff members at a private high school in northwest Indiana are under investigation for “inappropriate communications” with students, according to police. About 1 p.m. Thursday, police were called...
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Person fatally struck by train in Hammond
An unidentified person was struck and killed by a train Saturday night in Hammond, Indiana. The Lake County coroner’s office was called about 10:15 p.m. to Willow Court and Hohman Avenue, where a male...
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Warrant issued for man charged with Hammond bank robbery
An arrest warrant has been issued for a 50-year-old man charged with robbing a northwest Indiana bank a week and a half ago. William Todd Rostin, 50, has been charged with robbing the BMO Harris bank...
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Missing Chicago man found dead in Hammond canal
A 61-year-old missing Chicago man was found dead Tuesday morning in a canal in northwest Indiana. Donald Mosley’s body was found about 8:30 a.m. in the East Chicago Ship Canal near the 3900 block of...
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Elderly woman killed in crash near Hammond casino
An 85-year-old Southwest Side woman was killed in a crash Saturday evening near a casino in northwest Indiana. About 7:15 p.m., Dana Lukauskas was sitting in the passenger seat of a red 2008 Chevrolet...
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Man robs Hammond gas station for second time this month
A man robbed a Hammond gas station at gunpoint Thursday morning for the second time this month, according to police. About 5:20 a.m. Thursday, the man entered the Ridgeway Mobil station at 1400...
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15-year-old boy shot to death in Hammond
A 15-year-old boy was shot to death outside his home early Thursday in northwest Indiana. John Lee Hennington was shot about 1:30 a.m. outside his home in the 1100 block of Cleveland Street in Hammond,...
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Coroner seeking family of elderly Hammond man
Authorities are trying to track down the family of an elderly man who died last week in northwest Indiana. William Piwowarcvyk, 72, died July 2, according to the Lake County coroner’s office. His last...
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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Hammond parking lot
A motorcyclist died after crashing in a parking lot Monday night in northwest Indiana. A blue 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle was in the parking lot for Planet Fitness and Aldi in the 7900 block of...
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After nearly three years, O’Hare still lacks TSA PreCheck center
All of the nation’s 10 busiest airports now house the federal government’s big bet on how to reduce domestic security lines: TSA PreCheck enrollment centers. All of them, that is, except O’Hare...
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Hammond woman, 23, killed in accidental shooting
A 23-year-old Hammond woman was killed in what police said was an accidental shooting Saturday afternoon in the northwest Indiana city. Megan Jaronski died just after 1 p.m. at Franciscan St. Margaret...
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Chicago man shot, critically wounded in northwest Indiana
A Chicago man was shot and critically wounded Wednesday evening while visiting his sister in northwest Indiana. A few minutes before 7 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 1300...
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Man fatally shot after bar fight in Hammond
A 26-year-old man was fatally shot after a fight broke out in the parking lot of a northwest Indiana bar early Sunday. Donald Neal Jr. was found with a gunshot wound to the chest at Jefferson and...
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