The Lake County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a Gary officer-involved shooting that left a 38-year-old man dead.

After a proposal was sent back to committee, Gary Common Council members heard updates and public comment about a development planned for the shuttered Alfred Beckman Middle School site.

"He was observed approaching the front door several times with a gun in one hand and a baby in the other," the sheriff said.

As Illinois lawmakers consider a medical aid in dying bill, it’s time for new debate on the philosophy and theology of dying.