Witnesses said that the victim was involved in an argument that turned physical with his wife when he reached for a weapon. At that time, the son shot his father to protect his mother.

More than a dozen Chicago-area schools have already announced closures or switches to e-learning for Tuesday as a cold weather advisory for much of Northeastern Illinois and Northwest Indiana continues to grip the region.

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

East Chicago police said a son may have killed his father to protect his mother Saturday night at an apartment.

Police in East Chicago, Indiana, were investigating after a son fatally shot his father to protect his mother during a fight, authorities said.

A Chicago driver was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into a scale house on I-94 in Northwest Indiana Saturday, authorities said.

Iranians and Israelis have been banned from flying to Syria, which is under new leadership since last month's overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, an airport source said.A Damascus airport source said the facility's authorities told airlines operating in Syria not to allow Israelis and Iranians to board flights to the country.

Jennifer Lee Wilson pleaded guilty in October to reckless homicide, admitting she pinned her foster son, Dakota Levi Stevens, to the ground by lying on his midsection for about five minutes.

Jennifer Lee Wilson, who weighed 340 pounds, admitted to pinning her foster son to the ground by lying on his midsection for about 5 minutes.

State Sen. Dan Dernulc filed a bill that would require county property tax assessment boards of appeal members to live in Indiana to address the controversy surrounding a Lake County tax board

Indiana State Senator Mark Spencer addresses a $14 million tax revenue misallocation affecting Gary, East Chicago, and Michigan City.

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators in Indiana’s Republican-majority General Assembly have introduced a house bill that would establish a commission to discuss whether it’s advisable to adjust the boundary between Illinois and Indiana.