Michael Puente
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 8
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- Sep 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Chicago Sun-Times
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- Jul 21, 2026
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Move over, Case Keenum: Mariachi Herencia de Mexico is having a moment (opens the original)
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Chicago Bears third-string quarterback Case Keenum isn’t the only one basking in the glow of a magnificent performance during Monday Night Football. Grammy-nominated Mariachi Herencia de Mexico has gone viral for its performance before Monday night’s game, getting millions of views online and sparking a media frenzy. “I haven’t really slept,” César Maldonado, the 14-member group’s founder, said Tuesday at DreamCatcher Cafe in Back of the Yards. “It’s been a media frenzy. We’ve been doing intervi
Family of man fatally shot by law enforcement in Gary wants answers in ‘unreal’ incident (opens the original)
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Like many residents in Gary, Kenneth Williams Sr. lost power at his house after a violent storm ripped through his city on Aug. 11. He went without power for two weeks but kept working his security job for Armor Security Forces of Crown Point. Being an armed security guard wasn’t something new to the 67-year-old Williams. “He’s been doing security off and on for 10 to 15 years,” his son, Kenneth Williams Jr., 47, said Tuesday. That experience apparently didn’t help late Friday night as the Army
Indiana governor demands probe of power utility during tour of storm-ravaged Gary (opens the original)
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Brenda Medema grabbed lunch Monday afternoon at the American Red Cross Shelter inside the Hudson Campbell Sports and Fitness Center in downtown Gary. The shelter became her home soon after a storm ripped through Northwest Indiana Aug. 11. “It’s been really tough,” said Medema, 57. “I was getting heatstroke. I’ve been living in the shelter, but the Red Cross makes it worth it.” Thousands lost power for days following the storm. While most have had it restored, dozens remained without power. At th
Man loses job after falling ill from cyclosporiasis (opens the original)
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It had been years since Edgar Mercado had eaten at a Taco Bell restaurant. But early last month, his 14-year-old son wanted some, so he took him to the one near Belmont and Milwaukee avenues. “We ate there. A couple of days later, I got sick. My stomach was in pain, like somebody hit me with a hockey stick. I threw up a few times and then the diarrhea. I was dizzy and I couldn’t get out of bed,” said 50-year-old Mercado, who lives in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. Once he was able to get to a
Indiana AG sues Merrillville for opposing potential ICE facility (opens the original)
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Indiana’s attorney general is suing a northwest Indiana community for opposing a potential immigration detention center.Republican Attorney
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