The 12ft (3.6m) bronze sculpture, created by Sergio Furnari, was revealed on the soccer superstar's 40th birthday.

After a fight broke out at last week’s Thornton Township board meeting, the board’s attorney is asking the state for permission to hold meetings remotely.

Lake County Sheriff’s Department officers on Tuesday afternoon rescued a dog caught on the roof of a three-story house in Gary after the Fire Department refused to do it.

Yet, a bare 5-4 majority adopted a resolution at the Jan. 21 City Council meeting seeking “legislative legal counsel.” Behind ...