Man killed in Hammond crash
A man was killed in a crash early Saturday in northwest Indiana. Mark Alexander, 57, was involved in a crash about 2:50 a.m. in the 4000 block of South Calumet Avenue in Hammond, according to Hammond...
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A man was killed in a crash early Saturday in northwest Indiana. About 2:55 a.m., Mark Alexander, 57, was driving a Pontiac Grand Am south on Calumet Avenue at the eastbound ramp for Interstate 90 in...
View ArticleWoman dies after Calumet City house fire
A woman died Thursday after a house fire in south suburban Calumet City. Authorities responded to a blaze at 11:08 a.m. in the 1400 block of Forest Avenue, according to Calumet City Police Capt. Thomas...
View Article55-year-old woman killed in Hammond DUI crash
Drunk driving is believed to the cause a two-vehicle crash that left a woman dead over the weekend in northwest Indiana. Around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a crash in the 3300 block of...
View ArticlePublicist Herb Kraus dies at 95; worked with MLK; Truman Library
Herb Kraus’ public relations clients read like a history of Chicago and the Greater Midwest — the Rev. Martin Luther King, Tommy Bartlett’s Water Show, Vienna Sausage, Inland Steel, the Harry S. Truman...
View ArticleMan shot to death outside Dolton currency exchange
A man was shot to death outside a currency exchange in south suburban Dolton on Monday night. The Lake County coroner’s office identified the victim as 21-year-old James Miller of south suburban Park...
View ArticleMan shot in Roseland shows up at Indiana hospital
A man who was shot early Thursday in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side took himself to a hospital in northwest Indiana. The shooting happened at 3:13 a.m. in the 10000 block of South...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death in Hammond
A 50-year-old man was stabbed to death during an argument early Saturday in northwest Indiana. Officers were called for reports of the stabbing about 1:40 a.m. in the 6000 block of Hohman Avenue in...
View Article3 Chicago residents charged with 2 northwest Indiana robberies
Three Chicago residents were charged with two robberies Saturday in northwest Indiana. About 5:50 a.m., a male entered the White Castle restaurant in the 4600 block of Calumet Avenue in Hammond,...
View ArticleMan shot to death in Dolton
A man died early Tuesday after a shooting in south suburban Dolton. Terry J. Mitchell, 23, suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the 15600 block of Maryland Avenue in Dolton, according to the Lake County...
View ArticlePerson dies after Hammond crash
A person died Saturday evening after a crash in northwest Indiana. The crash happened at 150th Street and Calumet Avenue in Hammond, according to the Lake County coroner’s office. A female who had been...
View ArticleMan dies after being struck by car in Hammond hit-and-run
A man died Saturday night after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run crash in Hammond, Indiana. Shortly after 9 p.m., he was walking west across Columbia Avenue north of 164th Street when he was...
View ArticleTeenage boy struck by bullet shot into air like firework in NW Indiana
A 13-year-old boy is in critical condition after being struck by a falling bullet that was likely fired into the air like a firework Saturday in northwest Indiana. The boy was playing basketball with a...
View Article17-year-old girl shot to death in Hammond
A 17-year-old girl was found shot to death late Wednesday in northwest Indiana. About 11:45 p.m., officers responded to shots fired inside the Saxony Townhomes in the 7400 block of Chestnut Avenue in...
View ArticleCrown Point man charged with fatal hit-and-run crash in Hammond
The motorist who drove away after fatally striking a pedestrian earlier this month in northwest Indiana has been found and charged with a felony, according to police. Kyle Joseph Koliboski, 29, a Crown...
View ArticleGary man facing drug charges after traffic stop on Indiana Toll Road
A Gary man is facing multiple drug charges following a routine traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road. A trooper was sitting in his police car at 10:06 p.m. Saturday about one mile east of the Illinois...
View ArticleThree Chicagoans charged with robberies, carjackings in Hammond
Three Chicagoans were charged with a string of robberies and carjackings that happened last week in northwest Indiana, and a fourth has been identified. On Tuesday, four black males robbed two men in...
View ArticleLansing man gets 14 years in prison for dealing cocaine, using gun
A south suburban man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison for dealing crack cocaine. Bobby Ray Dejohnette, 46, was sentenced to 170 months Wednesday by Judge James Moody for...
View ArticlePortage man killed in Borman Expressway crash
A man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday night on the Borman Expressway in northwest Indiana. About 10:20 p.m., 28-year-old Devin Risher was driving a white Chevrolet van east in the far left...
View ArticleCoroner’s office searches for family of Hammond man
The Lake County coroner’s office is asking for the public’s help finding the family of a 57-year-old man from Hammond, Indiana. Michael Wiersma, a Caucasian man, passed away Aug. 3 and is in the care...
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