General News

Santa Claus traded the sleigh for a helicopter on Saturday, touching down at Winston Plaza in Melrose Park to kick off the holiday season at the shopping center. A video shared by a Citizen user showed people gathered at the plaza, at 1254 Winston Plaza, for the Santa Arrives by Helicopter event, watching as Santa […]

A high-speed crash involving two vehicles on Interstate 65 southbound in Lake County late Friday night sent one vehicle into a ditch, with one person possibly trapped inside. The crash, near mile marker 260.5, was reported at 10:18 p.m. on Friday, November 13. A caller told dispatchers that a vehicle door could not be opened […]

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon, halting departing flights at every airport in the United States. The advisory from the Air Traffic Control System Command Center took effect at 3:54 p.m. Eastern and orders all departing traffic to remain on the ground until further notice, with inbound international flights […]