A retired Lake County officer was killed when a colleague opened fire during a fight with a combative psychiatric patient, authorities said.
Jeffrey Collins, General Manager of Indiana, in Highland, was honored with the Star of Life award in Washington DC on June 12.
A Michigan man pleads guilty of kidnapping a suburban Chicago woman and attacking a federal jail employee.
Police are asking for help identifying a man seen in surveillance photos.
Eric P. Krieg, 45, of Munster ran unsuccessfully for local office as a Republican.
A 76-year-old man was killed after his car collided with a truck in stop and go traffic near the I-355 exit in New Lenox.