Carole Carlson

In Lake County, 18 of 45 school board candidates took advantage of a new law allowing them to place a political party label next to their name in the Nov. 3 general election.

Frustrated Gary Public Library employees still haven't received the 5% cost-of-living pay increase promised last year.

Hobart police said a motorist died Wednesday morning after driving around crossing gates and colliding with a freight train.

Still grappling with the impact from a that ripped through the school, Andrean High School officials said the Catholic school would reopen to students this fall, but the start date has not been determined yet.

Gary is revamping its year-old curbside recycling program, cutting back to a biweekly pickup schedule and placing an emphasis on reducing contamination of items placed in the bins.

The Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce said Friday it returned BP's monetary sponsorship of Whiting's Pierogi Fest, scheduled for July 24-26 in downtown Whiting.

The Froebel Senior Center, a $24 million low-income senior housing development, is being planned for the 1500 block of Madison Street in Gary.

Indiana childcare centers would no longer have to teach literacy, art, music or science under a new rule, endorsed by Gov. Mike Braun, aimed at making childcare more affordable.

Andrean High School students are heading back to school on Aug. 13, Principal Jaycob Knazur said Monday.

The long days of summer spell highway improvement projects across Northwest Indiana.