Alsip man charged with murder of Mary Austgen, 76

Police searched this Alsip home Wednesday in the kidnapping and slaying of Mary Austgen, 76, of St. John.

Breaking the Bank

Fire destroys home under construction in Porter

A house fire in the 1200 block of Sunset Avenue drew response from 10 local fire departments to extinguish the blaze.

Fire destroys home under construction in Porter

Porter Fire Chief Lewis Craig Sr. looks over the damage to a three-bedroom house Wednesday morning in the 1200 block of Sunset Avenue. The home caught fire Tuesday night, and drew response from 10 local fire departments that poured nearly 40,000 gallons of water on the fire. The owner, who w…

Fire destroys home under construction in Porter

A house in the 1200 block of Sunset Avenue caught fire Tuesday night drawing response from 10 local fire departments that poured nearly 40,000 gallons of water on the fire to extinguish it.

New Wave of Foreclosures

Homes Fit For Your Best Friend

Minneapolis Home In Opening Credits of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

The Victoria home featured for exterior shots as address of Mary Tyler Moore's character on her namesake CBS series is once again for sale.

OFFBEAT: Mary's famed TV house a history of unhappy owners

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Transportation and housing costs are rising, but wages aren’t keeping up

Homeowners’ Rights

(De)Code Green

Messes pile up as Gary faces service backlog

Sam Anthony, of Gary, looks for scrap metal amid discarded furniture and other refuse outside of 1705 McKinley St. in Gary.

Messes pile up as Gary faces service backlog

A pile of furniture and garbage sit outside of 1705 McKinley St. in Gary several weeks ago.

Messes pile up as Gary faces service backlog

The home of Ella Joiner on McKinely St. in Gary several weeks ago. She said she tries to keep her house neat, which is why when refuse and garbage from two houses across the street were piled out front directly across from her, she called anyone she could think of to have the city remove the junk.

Messes pile up as Gary faces service backlog

Sam Anthony, of Gary, looks for scrap metal in a pile of discarded furniture and other refuse outside of 1705 McKinley St. in Gary It took the city nearly two months to clean up the front yards of two houses across the street from a Gary woman.

Messes pile up as Gary faces service backlog

A view of 1701 and 1705 McKinley St. from the porch of Ella Joiner's home in Gary several weeks ago.

Lake Station chamber plans home decorating competition

LAKE STATION | The Lake Station Chamber of Commerce will be holding a house decorating contest starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Evidence doesn't show tax breaks for rich create jobs

The president is asking the House to retain the Bush tax cuts for individuals annually earning $250,000 or less (98 percent of the population).The Republicans want to retain the Bush tax cuts for everyone.