Young detectives test 'CSI' skills

Purdue University chemistry professor Hal Pinnick gives instructions to middle school students in the Regional Science Olympiad food services competition in Hammond.

Little Cal Commission going ahead with State Line flood protection

MUNSTER | The Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission voted unanimously recently to put up a flood protection structure this spring along 3,000 feet of State Line Avenue between Hammond and Calumet City.

Lakeshore Chamber honors Times publisher

Thomas Keon, Purdue University chancellor, from left, and Nancy Keon chat with Bill Masterson Jr. and Julie Masterson at the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony Saturday at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond.

Lakeshore Chamber honors Times publisher

Bill Masterson Jr., right, was honored Saturday as the Business Man of the Year by the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce at an awards ceremony held at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino. Chatting with him is Vernon Richards of Standard Bank & Trust, at left, and Dave Ryan, executive director of t…

Students pose questions to International Space Station astronauts

Avicenna Academy seventh-grader Maria Khan waits for the connection with the International Space Station during a video conference Thursday at the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology.

Students pose questions to International Space Station astronauts

Avicenna Academy seventh-grader Maria Khan sits in front of the screen showing International Space Station Commander Sunita Williams and astronaut Kevin Ford as they answer her question during a video conference Thursday at the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology.

Hammond breaks ground on Harrison Park project

Community Development Director Owana Miller, from left, Hammond High School tennis coach Jessica Portney, 3rd District City Councilman Anthony Higgs, Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr., Planning and Development Executive Director Phil Taillon, Park Board Director Pat Moore and Hutton &…

Hammond breaks ground on Harrison Park project

Image shows the new Harrison Park tennis courts Phase I renovations. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held Thursday afternoon.

Hammond breaks ground on Harrison Park project

During Thursday's groundbreaking for the Harrison Park tennis courts renovations Phase I, Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott mentions that this effort will not effect tax dollars in the area.