Centenarian Virginia Wood has a birthday wish - a World Series title for her beloved Chicago team. But they'll have to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers before they compete for the top prize.

A 2014 Chicago report found that about 20 percent of illegal guns came from Indiana where no permit is required.

Chicago raised it's minimum smoking age to 21. It's 18 in Indiana.

Free westbound rides will be offered all day Sunday and starting at 9:30 a.m. during weekdays next week.

Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, says it's not fair that Lake and Porter counties are lumped in with metropolitan Chicago.

American and United - the airport's two major carriers - reached agreement with O'Hare to build a new runway, which will complete a decade-long modernization project.

The most recent Gary airport master plan was completed in 2001. That plan called for numerous projects such as the expansion of the main runway with added safety areas, which were completed this past summer after nine years of work.

Iowa Pacific has already has added free Wi-Fi, improved dining options and more than doubled the number of passengers it can accommodate. It also hopes to add more trains -- up to 14 per day.