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JUDGE MULLS POSSIBLE GERODEMOS RELEASE IN GAMBLING RING A federal judge will soon decide if she will order James “Jimmy the Greek” Gerodemos’ release before trial after a two-hour hearing Wednesday in ...

In announcing charges against a Waukegan police officer in 2022, State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said the shots Salinas fired that October night were unnecessary and illegal.

Michigan City residents continued to voice their concerns about data centers as the city council mulled a resolution looking at a moratorium on the hyperscale facilities. The ordinance, if passed, ...