Residents face a criminal charge and lawsuit by The Lake County Courthouse Foundation after voicing safety concerns about renovations.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School students in Valparaiso plan a walkout April 1 to protest the Trump administration’s actions and policies.

A Chesterton man claims in a lawsuit that four Winfield police officers handcuffed him then beat him so brutally he lost consciousness.

Since the U.S. and Israel started the war against Iran, Pedram Etebari, of Valparaiso, has been unable to contact his family in Iran.

Michigan City residents have taken multiple actions to halt construction, including sending a letter to IDEM and city officials and filing a zoning complaint.

Lake Superior Court Judge Bruce Parent dismissed on procedural grounds the case of a group of Hobart residents seeking to halt a fill permit at a 168-acre site eyed for a future Amazon data center.

The Illinois Department of Transportation urges avoiding the Bishop Ford Freeway, detours as major construction begins Tuesday.

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