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Police say an armed man was shot and killed by SWAT officers during a drug raid in Gary early Wednesday.

A new art project in Gary, Indiana, is putting hometown pride in the spotlight ? one billboard at a time.

New details in the investigation of a crash involving a South Shore train and a car in Gary, Indiana that left 5 people dead.

One of the worst train disasters in U.S. history is remembered at two Chicago-area sites: a memorial in Gary marking where a troop train slammed into the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train in 1918, killing nearly 90 people, and a mass grave in Forest Park?s Woodlawn Cemetery, where 53 victims were buried at Showmen?s Rest beneath mourning elephant statues. Despite the tragedy, the circus missed just one show?true to its motto, the show must go on.

Five people were killed Wednesday night when a South Shore Line train collided with an SUV that reportedly drove around a railroad crossing barrier in Gary, police said.

If you grew up learning how to loop your L?s and cross your T?s, you might be surprised to hear that cursive handwriting is no longer a standard part of most school curriculums?including in Indiana. But one couple from Gary is on a mission to bring it back. Terrell and Chelsea Whittington recently launched Cursive Academy through their company, C WHITT University. ChicagoNOW is a fast-paced, conversational show that spotlights what?s trending in and around Chicago.

Gary has heard promises of revitalization before ? and has often been left waiting. But this time, there?s real money behind it and real momentum.

If you're hunting for a one-bedroom apartment near Chicago, new data shows one suburb is the most expensive spot ? while Gary, Indiana, offers the cheapest rents in the area.