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When you have a lack of good judgment, if you're not careful you could end up in jail. There is a phrase that is always running through my brain. That is "make good decisions." There was a time in my life when I never did. Someone gave me that advice and it stuck with me ever since. Unfortunately, a lot of people...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — January and February car sales in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin are helping to provide aid in California. The Rohrman Automotive Group collected $25 from every new car sold the past two months across its 22 dealerships. Now, that $25 has amounted to a $64,675...

CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than 14 years in prison for firing at least 14 shots during a failed carjacking and then successfully hijacking another car nearby. Anthony Blackburn, 22, was on felony pretrial release for another stolen vehicle case when he committed the crimes.

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CHICAGO - A former employee of the Office of the City Clerk (OCC) learned her sentence last week after pleading guilty to charges of computer fraud and official misconduct following an investigation by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The backstory:. In November 2023, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office...

The specter of avian influenza continues to cast its shadow over the bird population in Indiana and Illinois, as bald eagles, the emblem of American wildlife resilience, succumb to the virus. In recent developments, an eagle found in distress in Northwest Indiana, suspected of having contracted the bird flu, has...

Two years ago, coffee entrepreneur Kavia Simmons thought she had fallen into the perfect opportunity to take her online store, I Love My Coffee Black, to the next level as a coffee bar in the Save A Lot at 832 W. 63rd St. Amid promises of hiring community-based and Black...

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CHICAGO - A man was charged in connection with a shooting last year that killed a woman and caused her car to crash, leaving three others injured in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Driver fatally shot in traffic. The backstory:. Elijah Stiffened, 20, was allegedly riding in another car...

CHICAGO — At Rudy’s bakery in Chicago, it’s go time for Fat Tuesday. The longtime small business owner Heladio Guerrero is expecting another year of big business when it comes to the demand for those delicious paczkis. The round pastry filled with fruit or cream, topped with powdered sugar, chocolate or glaze was...