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Police in a northwest Indiana town are looking for a real-life Grinch who was caught on camera stealing holiday decorations from city officials.The woman is accused of stealing $300 worth of branches and other items as Chesterton…

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Rev. George Clements, a renowned Chicago priest who was accused of sexual abuse in a 1974 allegation, has died. According to Father Michael Pfleger, Clements died in a hospital in Hammond, Indiana. Clements family…

PORTAGE, Ind. (CBS) — A brawl involving dozens of people at a bar led to three men being shot in Portage, Indiana early Saturday, police said. Police were called to the Sunset Bar, at 5844 U.S. Highway 6 in Portage, at 2:17 a.m. When…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The second month of legal sports betting in Indiana saw nearly three times as much money wagered than in its opening month, with much of that surge coming from bets placed using mobile devices instead of at casinos,…

CHICAGO (CBS) — Dramatic flooding at the Indiana Dunes. It’s so bad, a popular part of the park is threatened. CBS 2’s Tim McNicholas reports there’s a push to shut that lakefront down. The howling wind and frozen scenery won’t stop…

CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois took a step toward eliminating “spring forward, fall back” this week. The Senate passed an amendent that would eliminate time changes and keep the state on Daylight Saving Time year round. The new rule would have…

CHICAGO (CBS)– Democrats held the mayor’s offices in Indianapolis, also winning Fort Wayne and New Albany. Indiana has long been considered a republican stronghold. But for the first time in nearly 40 years, democrats have taken control…

CHICAGO (CBS) — The lives of three complete strangers collided at a hot chocolate race over the weekend. And in the end, one woman’s life was saved. CBS 2’s Jim Williams met with the heroes. Among the thousands running the 15/5K Hot…

CHICAGO (CBS/AP) — The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Court of Appeals voted this week not to rehear a case over a block on a 2017 Indiana law restricting abortions. The law would make it tougher for minors to get abortions without their…

A woman was found dead in Indiana with an 8-foot python wrapped around her, neck authorities said.The woman’s body was located just before 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of North Dan Patch Drive in Oxford, according to Indiana State…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CBS/AP) — An Indiana man was charged with negligent homicide on Monday, after police said he dropped his 18-month-old granddaughter from a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico. A judge on Monday charged Salvatore…

At least three people are dead following a fire Friday afternoon in northwest Indiana, authorities said. The fire was reported near 20th and Noble in Gary. Footage from the scene showed a charred home with several windows blown out. The…

The mother of one of the two young girls found murdered on a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana, more than two years ago is speaking out.In an interview with WTHR, Anna Williams said she never thought she'd be facing the reality that her…

CHICAGO (CBS) — More trouble for the steel plant that leaked toxic chemicals killing thousands of fish, and shutting down part of the Indiana Dunes. CBS 2 has learned that the company ArcelorMittal missed warning signs a week before the…

CHICAGO (CBS) — The family of 25-year-old Rashad Cunningham has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Gary, Indiana, and Police Officer Isaiah Price, accusing the officer of fatally shooting Cunningham without justification in…

CHICAGO (CBS) — Indiana’s Attorney General cautioned it will take a long time to get answers, after the discovery of more than 2,200 fetal remains in Will County. They were found on land in Crete owned by a now-deceased abortion doctor…

CHICAGO (CBS) — Both Democratic members of Congress in the Indiana delegation have now come out in favor of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-Indiana), issued a five-part Twitter thread on…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CBS Local) — A ten-year-old Kentucky girl who is confined to a wheelchair was planning to miss yet another field trip until a teacher stepped in. Ryan Neighbors, a fourth grader at Tully Elementary in Louisville, was…

CHICAGO (AP) — The call came on a Saturday in July delivering grim news: Many of the computer systems serving the government of LaPorte County, Indiana, had been taken hostage with ransomware. The hackers demanded $250,000. No way,…

CHICAGO (CBS)– Investigators are going to turn their focus on a garage in Indiana that is owned by an abortion doctor who is said to have kept over 2,200 fetal remains at a different garage in Illinois. The doctor lost his license and…

CHICAGO (CBS)– A newborn baby girl was safely surrendered through a Safe Haven Baby Box at Franciscan Health Hospital in Hammond, Indiana. The Safe Haven Baby Box had been active for less than 30 days, according to hospital officials.…

CHICAGO (CBS) — Four men suspected of $1 million worth of burglaries in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin were arrested in the Milwaukee suburbs Sunday moring after a high-speed chase. The four men are from Illinois and Indiana, and…

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Walmart in Hobart, Indiana, has reopened after a Sunday afternoon shooting that forced the store to close for more than 12 hours. Police were called to the store around 3:50 p.m. Sunday, after a customer was shot…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has launched a $2.1 million campaign to educate young people on the dangers of vaping and to encourage them to stop. The social media, text and school-based “What’s Beyond the Haze” campaign launched Thursday…