Several people were injured after a police chase from Indiana ended in a crash in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Suspects appeared in court following "Operation Porterhouse Parlay," a series of raids last month in Northwest Indiana connected to alleged illegal gambling and extortion rings. All 22 defendants pleaded not guilty.
Authorities say a patient armed with a gun was shot and injured by an off-duty police officer at a hospital in Gary. Questions are being raised about how is a gun is getting inside a hospital after recent similar incidents.
A patient armed with a gun was shot and injured by an off-duty officer at a hospital in Northwest Indiana, officials said.
Strong storms moved through the Chicago area on Monday afternoon and evening.
Dubbed "Operation Porterhouse Parlay," Northwest Indiana and federal officials were careful to avoid the words "mob," "mafia" and "organized crime." The ABC7 I-Team was told this case has all the hallmarks of a modern day mob-tied bookmaking operation.