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The Porter County Coroner’s Office and Northwest Health-Porter are asking for the public to help find the next of kin for two sisters who live in the Aberdeen area. The sisters are Radojka Predovic, 74, who possibly used the first name Radmilla, and Darinka Predovic, 67, who also went by dawn. They lived together in…

February made a frigid statement Wednesday morning after a stormy night across portions of northern Illinois, with thunderstorms, reports of tornadoes and drastic temperature drops. Before the weather swing Tuesday, people across Chicagoland enjoyed mid-70 degree temperatures registered at both Chicago airports. But by late afternoon, the threat of severe weather woke many from warm…

A Merrillville man was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for punching a man at a Hobart bar on Jan. 5, 2020 who was permanently injured after he fell and hit his head. Sergio Moncada, 40, pleaded guilty Feb. 1 to battery resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 5 Felony. He faced up…

The Fox Valley area is cleaning up Wednesday after strong storms uprooted trees, knocked over signs and damaged some homes Tuesday evening. The Pepper Valley subdivision in Geneva felt the brunt of the storm, officials said. City officials Wednesday morning said the Geneva Fire and Public Works departments are assessing the damage caused by the…

The Elmhurst History Museum’s new exhibit, “Victory at Home: 1941 – 1945,” will explore the national efforts by ordinary citizens to support the military and the U.S. war effort during World War II. The exhibit, opening Friday, March 1 and running through  Aug. 18, will include photos, historical items and programs about a time that…

INDIANAPOLIS — As Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson seeks a contract extension from the Chicago Bears, general manager Ryan Poles is confident he has put a fair offer on the table. “Cash flows are strong. Guarantees are strong. The term is ‘strong’ for him,” Poles said Tuesday morning at the NFL scouting combine. “At his…

Neuqua Valley swimmer Alex Parkinson surprised a lot of people by winning the state title in the 500-yard freestyle as a junior last year. But as great as his performance was, it wasn’t enough to convince everyone that Parkinson is the best distance swimmer in the state. “We kept trying to tell him he was…

A look inside Chicago Cubs spring training at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz. Get more news from Cubs camp here — and sign up for our new Cubs Insider newsletter here. Cubs center fielder Brett Bateman catches a fly ball by Eguy Rosario in the top of the 6th inning against the Padres at Sloan…

A longtime member of the Women’s Board of the Ravinia Festival Association is suing the nonprofit music organization and its leadership for “wrongful” and “defamatory conduct” after the Board of Trustees expunged her from the working board for an alleged conduct violation. Karen Ettelson, a Glencoe attorney who volunteered for the nonprofit since 1993, filed…

A stretch of springlike weather is expected across the Chicago area on Monday and Tuesday, with potentially record-breaking temperatures climbing into the 70s. The brief warmth will abate Wednesday with a sudden cold shot and light snow showers, according to the National Weather Service. On Monday, predicted highs range from 67 to 74. On Tuesday,…

LOS ANGELES — Inside the ballroom at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, “Oppenheimer” was front and center literally and figuratively, snagging the night’s top prize along with trophies for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster increasingly looks like the run-away favorite. It was outshined…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy said that the number was far lower than estimates given by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government. “31,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in this…

The City of Crown Point has big plans for approximately $2.3 million it has received as its share of the County Economic Development Income Tax. The city has allocated the funding for a variety of purposes between 2024-2025, including local road and construction projects, incentives to bring new business to the city, “personal” services (i.e.,…

A burst of snow created slick, icy road conditions Friday overnight throughout the Chicago area before tapering off Saturday morning. Illinois State Police responded to multiple crashes and spinouts, including one fatal car crash on I-94. Shortly after 11 p.m., a car driving northbound crashed into an Illinois Department of Transportation truck on I-94 near…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean said they were trying to locate two people believed to be U.S. citizens who were aboard a yacht that was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada. The Royal Grenada Police Force said in a statement released on Friday that they were working on leads…

Kane County may move its health department facility out of Aurora to a new location in St. Charles. The proposed $30 million building in St. Charles would be more centrally located in the county, have more room for programming and get the health department out of its current aging building in Aurora, which is across…

A Beach Park man was arraigned this month on reckless homicide charges stemming from a 2022 single-car accident in which a passenger was killed. Marco J. Pena, 21, entered a not-guilty plea on Feb. 20 in Lake County Court. A grand jury indicted him on Jan. 31 on a single count of reckless homicide for…

The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system is no longer performing in vitro fertilization procedures for fear of criminal prosecution following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos have the same status as children in wrongful death lawsuits. The decision, which will likely have wide-ranging implications for IVF clinics in and beyond Alabama,…

The cost of getting water from Indiana American Water will be going up soon, as the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved the company’s latest rate increase. The rate increase, approved Feb. 14, will happen in three increasing steps over the next 15 months. For most Northwest Indiana customers – any with a 5/8-inch water meter…

From Lake Central sophomore Lexi Iwema’s perspective, it’s time for another state championship. In 1964, her grandfather Dan Iwema, a gymnast, won the state title in the parallel bars while helping Concord win the team title. In 1994, her mother, Leslie (Rossa) Iwema, was part of Lake Central girls basketball’s only state championship team. Another…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — On his commutes to the ballpark this spring, Alex Cobb has often found his mind wandering to what he was doing six years ago at this time. There was no stadium for him to go to, one of a handful of free agents sitting at home without a contract, or even a…

A 27-year-old felon was charged with attempt murder in a shooting that happened on the same block where he lives, Chicago police said. Robert Floyd, of Chatham, was charged with attempt first-degree murder in a Feb. 6 shooting of a 31-year-old man in the 800 block of East 87th Place, police said. The victim was…