is methodist hospital loved ones say he was at a new year's eve party at the radisson hotel in merrillville when he stepped out of a news noisy ballroom to make a phone call walking along the service road near the hotel at 2 in the morning that's when investigators say that he was hit by a motorist who did not bother to stop and help >>somebody has to know something someone must of saw or heard something if you have a conscience please come forward >>one person can keep a secret but their conscience must bother them >>if you believe you know who is responsible your asked to contact police >> illinois may not see a statewide ban on cellular phone use while driving any time soon ... state senate president john cullerton has said that the ban might be inevitable but it would not have the support needed to pass the general assembly. this follows the national transportation safety board's recommendation last month to ban all use electronic devices behind the wheel it is already legal in illinois to text and drive and talk on a hand-held phone in school and construction zones chicagos had that ba

suspect now in custody has admitted that he was the driver of that hit and run >>it happened in merrillville when the man left a new year's eve party and was struck by the car he needed emergency brain surgery he is now out of intensive care and undergoing physical therapy >>police in northwest indiana plan to seek help from the u.s. marshals service and the hunt for a suspect william blankenship was arrested on drug charges to denied encoders indiana about 50 mi. southeast of chicago while a police officer research's car for drugs blankenship manage to get out of handcuffs and drive away in the squad car it was found next day submerged in a drainage ditch and uponin la porte county the weapons in the car were still there but there was no trace of blankenship, and massive fire that destroyed one and a dozen votes at a marina as being called suspicious by fire fighters fire began early this morning in seneca 75 mi. southwest of chicago the spring but marine at is thebrick marina is on the illinois river most of those boats were already in storage the fire quickly spread the boats inside susta

have been made >>there is now i cash reward for anyone who can help solve a hit and run case and merrillville indiana. a card plowed into mitchell heeringa around 2:00 in the morning new year's day outside of the radisson hotel he is now hospitalized in intensive care for brain and lung damage and three broken bones in his spine his mother set up their reward fund which has so far collected $3,000 police say they're looking for a white or light- colored nissan if you have any information please contact police. >>an off-duty chicago firefighter is being called a hero after rescuing the fisherman from the water in diversy harbor. chuck wahtola was fishing in lake michigan yesterday afternoon when he fell into the 33 degree water the 67 year-old scream for help and was likely heard by bill miller who was also fishing nearby he held up chuck wahtola until paramedics arrived and chuck wahtola was taken to the hospital where he later said that he thanked his lucky stars that firefighter billy miller was there to save his life >>chuck wahtola is expected to be released from the hospital today >>gov.