Responding to trauma

GARY | Members of the Lake Country Sheriff's Department, Lake County coroner's office and Gary Police Department investigate the scene of a fatal car wreck that killed two people and sent a third in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., on Wednesday followin…

Two men dead after their car hits two trees during police pursuit in Gary

Gary residents watch Wednesday as police investigate the scene of a fatal car wreck that killed two men and sent a third to the hospital.

Two men dead after their car hits two trees during police pursuit in Gary

An officer works Wednesday at the scene of a car crash in Gary after a vehicle being pursued by police slammed into two trees in the 4000 block of Monroe Street.

Two men dead after their car hits two trees during police pursuit in Gary

Authorities investigate the scene of a car wreck Wednesday in Gary that killed two men and sent a third to the hospital. The third man died early Thursday at an Illinois hospital, according to Lake County police.

Two men dead after their car hits two trees during police pursuit in Gary

A police officer inspects the crumpled remains of a car in which three burglary suspects were riding in Wednesday before they crashed into two trees in Gary. All three of the suspects died, authorities said.

Fire Department to get new pumper truck

Munster - Munster firefighter Jim Malachowski cleans-up radiator fluid that leaked when an SUV crashed into a stop light knocking it over at the intersection of Calumet and 45th Avenues in Munster, Wednesday, January 4, 2012.

Lake Michigan shipwrecks have tales to tell

Various artifacts from the J.D. Marshall shipwreck sit in a display case at the Michigan City Lighthouse Museum.

Lake Michigan shipwrecks have tales to tell

A display on the J.D. Marshall tells Michigan City Lighthouse Museum visitors about the shipwreck in Lake Michigan off the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Lake Michigan shipwrecks have tales to tell

Various artifacts from the J.D. Marshall shipwreck sit in a display case at the Michigan City Lighthouse Museum.

Lake Michigan shipwrecks have tales to tell

The David Dows was the only five-master on the Great Lakes, built for the grain trade. It became waterlogged and foundered Nov. 29, 1889, near Calumet Harbor.

Tragedy of SS Eastland was Chicago's own Titanic

The SS Eastland lies on its side July 24, 1915, after rolling into the Chicago River.

Tragedy of SS Eastland was Chicago's own Titanic

The SS Eastland lies on its side after a tragic accident July 24, 1915, killed more than 800 people in the Chicago River.

Tragedy of SS Eastland was Chicago's own Titanic

A map at the Michigan City Lighthouse Museum shows locations of shipwrecks in southern Lake Michigan.

Tragedy of SS Eastland was Chicago's own Titanic

The SS Eastland was sold and reconfigured into the USS Wilmette after tragedy struck July 24, 1915, on the Chicago River.

Tragedy of SS Eastland was Chicago's own Titanic

The SS Eastland is uprighted in 1915 on the Chicago River. More than 800 people died when the ship rolled into the river July 24, 1915.

Tragedy of SS Eastland was Chicago's own Titanic

The SS Eastland lies on its side July 24, 1915, while docked on the Chicago River. More than 800 people were killed in the worst Great Lakes ship disaster of all time. The ship was preparing to take a daylong excursion to Michigan City, but it never left its dock.

Tragedy of SS Eastland was Chicago's own Titanic

The SS Eastland lies on its side after the Michigan City-bound ship listed July 24, 1915, while docked and rolled into the Chicago River. The accident killed more than 800 people and earned comparisons to the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Tragedy of SS Eastland was Chicago's own Titanic

The dead are laid out after the SS Eastland disaster July 24, 1915, on the Chicago River. The Eastland began to list while docked, and crew members attempted to right the ship, loaded to capacity with 2,500 people. The Eastland rolled to her side, dumping some passengers in the river and tra…

Lake Michigan shipwrecks have tales to tell

A map at the Michigan City Lighthouse Museum shows locations of shipwrecks in southern Lake Michigan.

Lake Michigan shipwrecks have tales to tell

Laura Shields, of the Michigan City Lighthouse Museum, earlier this month looks through archives of old shipwrecks in southern Lake Michigan at the museum.