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Illinois Woman Guilty After Fooling People in Cancer Hoax
A woman in southwestern Illinois pleaded guilty to fraud Tuesday in a medical hoax that tricked people who gave her money and other benefits. Sarah Delashmit, 35, of Highland acknowledged she didn’t have breast cancer or muscular dystrophy, yet she was given $2,500 in aid to attend Camp Summit in Texas in 2015 and 2016. In 2018, Delashmit received more…
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Proposed Development Creates Worries for NW Indiana Family Farm
The future of a longtime family farm, which has been a staple in Northwest Indiana for 80 years, could be in jeopardy as a result of a proposed senior living facility development. Scheeringa Farms, located at 9436 Cline Ave. in Highland, is owned by the family that bears its name, but the family has also farmed another piece of land…
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Whose Land? Proposed Development Creates Worries for NW Indiana Family Farm
The future of a longtime family farm in the Northwest Indiana town of Highland, which has been a community staple for more than 80 years, could be in jeopardy as a result of a proposed nursing home development. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.
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Indiana Man Reported Missing After Arriving at O'Hare
A man was reported missing after his plane arrived at O’Hare International Airport and he never returned home to northwest Indiana.
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‘Were You On Drugs?': Billy Corgan Spins Bizarre Yarn on ‘Howard Stern Show'
Perhaps he’s hoping this bizarre story will transform into record sales.
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Amazon to Open Interactive Showrooms in Select Chicago Kohl's Stores
Six Chicago area Kohl’s stores now feature the Amazon At Home Experience, an opportunity for customers to try and buy Amazon home goods within a Kohl’s shop.
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Amazon to Open Interactive Showrooms in Select Chicago Kohl's Stores
Six Chicago-area Kohl’s stores now feature the “Amazon At Home Experience,” allowing customers to try and buy Amazon home goods within a Kohl’s shop.
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Drunken Driver Tried to Bribe Officer, Then Spit on Him: State Police
A northwest Indiana woman pulled over for driving erratically on the Indiana Toll Road offered a trooper money to let her go, then spit on him when he refused, according to police.
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Man Found Dead in Burned Illinois Home Was Shot in Head
A fast-acting paramedic dove into the frigid water of an Illinois lake where a SUV was submerged on Thursday and found an infant floating inside, then administered CPR on the hood and swam the child to shore, authorities said. The baby is expected to make a full recovery.
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Tragic and Mysterious Chain of Events Ends With Paramedic Saving Baby Atop Half-Submerged SUV
A fast-acting paramedic dove into the frigid water of an Illinois lake where a SUV was submerged on Thursday and found an infant floating inside, then administered CPR on the hood and swam the child to shore, authorities said. The baby is expected to make a full recovery.
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Escaped Inmate Taken Into Custody at Spa in LA
A 6-foot-tall inmate weighing 220 pounds who walked away from a fire crew in Highland Nov. 4 was taken into custody again nearly a week later, the California Department of Corrections said Tuesday.
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High School Football Reunites Brothers Separated After Hurricane Katrina
Friday night football has a way of bringing people together – often by the tens of thousands in North Texas.
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Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing at Northwest Indiana Bar
A Hammond, Ind., man was charged with murder in the stabbing death of 28-year-old Joshua Headley at a bar in Highland on March 22.
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Billy Corgan Opens Tea Shop
Smashing Pumpkins star opens Highland Park location steeped with Corgan creativity. LeeAnn Trotter reports.