Storms knock out power to thousands across NW Indiana, Chicago area
CHICAGO – Tens of thousands of residents across northwest Indiana and the Chicago area were without power Tuesday…
Chicago man guilty in Cal Township trailer neglect case
Gary Police and a SWAT team went to a Calumet Township trailer park in August 2021 looking for…
Franciscan plans to open osteopathic medical school in Crown Point
Franciscan Alliance is building an osteopathic medical school in Crown Point with the first class of students to…
Gary airport hits 800th international arrival
The Gary/Chicago International Airport recently marked its 800th international arrival, officials said Wednesday. Officials said international arrivals have been…
Marquette Greenway about two-thirds complete
Construction of the Marquette Greenway is in the home stretch, with about two-thirds completed. “We’re putting 10 miles…
East Chicago native, former councilman support Cesar Chavez rename
As a child growing up in East Chicago, Jesse Gomez had a lot of faith in César Chavez.…
Kevin Matthews, ‘Bernadette,’ World Banquet and more
In a Feb. 3, 1989 edition of The Torch, the weekly campus newspaper at Valparaiso University, freshman class…
East Chicago man charged with beating another woman
An East Chicago man is facing criminal charges for beating and choking a woman celebrating her birthday until…
Portage proposes Chicago Bears stadium on city land
The city of Portage is throwing a hail Mary pass at a privately-funded Chicago Bears stadium built on…
Former WNBA player says challenges are stepping stones at IUN
Arrick Jackson, chancellor of Indiana University Northwest, first met Sylvia Crawley Spann in an elevator following the Women’s…