Junior Bridgeman, East Chicago basketball legend and billionaire businessman, has died at 71
Junior Bridgeman exceled for an undefeated state champion in 1971, and became an NBA player and team co-owner.
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East Chicago man faces up to 20 years in latest plea for shootings that wounded ex-wife, her relative
An East Chicago man faces up to 20 years for separate shootings that wounded his ex-wife and her brother. Andres Perez, 46, admitted Feb. 12 to two counts of aggravated battery. A sentencing ...
1 shot while boarding CTA bus on South Side: Chicago fire officials
A 21-year-old CTA rider was shot while getting on a bus on Chicago's South Side Thursday afternoon, Chicago fire officials said.
The Times of Northwest Indiana25d
East Chicago basketball star now one of just a few athletes to become a billionaire, according to Forbes
East Chicago basketball standout Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, who made a fortune in business after retiring from the National Basketball Association, has become a billionaire, according to Forbes ...
East Garfield Park shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded
One person was killed and another badly wounded in a shooting Saturday night in East Garfield Park. Just before 6 p.m., a man ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana8d
Dominique Murphy, East Chicago Central pull away from Griffith in sectional opener
For the second consecutive year, East Chicago is hosting the sectional — the only difference is a smaller class. The ...
Hoodline3d
Man Fatally Shot, Woman Critically Injured in East Garfield Park Shooting in Chicago
A man died and a woman was critically injured in a shooting in East Garfield Park, Chicago. The incident occurred in an alley ...