Hammond mayor wants to sell raw water to Joliet

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. wants to sell water from the Indiana city to Joliet in neighboring Illinois.

Ex-northwest Indiana mayor faces retrial on bribery charge

A former northwestern Indiana mayor is facing a December retrial on a federal charge alleging that he solicited a bribe from two local businessmen.

Chicago street gang member sentenced to 27 years in federal prison on murder, racketeering conspiracy charges

A 23-year-old Hammond man has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity that included murder, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

2-year-old girl dies after being shot in northwest Indiana

A 2-year-old girl died two days after she was shot in her head during crossfire Wednesday in Hammond, Indiana, according to police.

Toddler critically wounded in Hammond shooting

A toddler was critically wounded after she was shot Wednesday in Hammond, Indiana, according to Hammond police.

Coroner seeks help identifying skeletal remains found in Hammond

The Lake County coroner’s office is asking for the public’s help to identify skeletal remains found in northwest Indiana.

1 killed, 3 wounded in Hammond road rage shooting

A man was shot dead and three others wounded in a road rage incident Tuesday in Hammond, Indiana, according to police.

FOUND: Girl, 14, missing from Hammond found safe

Christiana Bennett, 14, who has been missing for more than two weeks was found safe, according to Hammond police.

Illinois contractor charged with $100k fraud

An Illinois contractor is charged with stealing nearly $100,000 from a federal program.

1 killed in 3-vehicle expressway crash in Hammond

The crash involving a semi and two passenger vehicles happened about 2:50 a.m. on I-80/94 at the two-mile marker.

Groups want steeper U.S. Steel fine for Lake Michigan spill

“The proposed civil penalty ... does not reflect the seriousness, duration or magnitude of egregious (pollution) permit violations” at U.S. Steel’s Midwest Plant in Portage, Indiana, said the letter dated Dec. 18.