The South Shore Line is cooperating with Metra on a $200 million project to add a fourth rail line into Millennium Station. Adding bidirectional signaling to better coordinate train traffic both ways is part of the project.

The proposed Chicago Bears stadium site in Hammond would be on a giant slag heap, and near hazardous waste sites and an oil refinery.

Voters might be scratching their heads in November when they see party labels attached to school board candidates.

The Gary School Board unanimously approved a “bell to bell” cellphone policy May 14, with some members voicing skepticism on how to enforce the new state law.

Before she was charged Thursday with the neglect of her baby daughter which led to the child’s death, a Valparaiso woman was convicted last year for cruelty to an animal after leaving her dog in a garage for a week with little food and water while she was in North Carolina.

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta wants the city to create a special technology campus zoning category for data centers.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton has watched small businesses struggle more as prices rise nationwide, he said, and he wanted to help in some way.

Officials said a fight erupted during a lunch period Monday at Lake Central High School leaving both male juveniles injured and one facing possible charges.