Troopers cite 437 motorists in impaired driving crackdown

Indiana State Police issued more than 430 traffic citations locally over the weekend as part of a statewide initiative to enforce laws against impaired driving.

Hammond closes three TIFs to help budget, looks to future redevelopment

Trevor Moritz, 16, of Hammond, rides his bike Thursday in the skate park at Hammond's Pulaski Park.

Hammond closes three TIFs to help budget, looks to future redevelopment

Nekili Campos, 5, left, reaches for Marisol Pabon, 11, while playing Thursday at the skate park at Hammond's Pulaski Park. The park was created through tax increment financing funding. A TIF is a public financing method used for subsidizing redevelopment.

Hammond closes three TIFs to help budget, looks to future redevelopment

Melissa Campos reaches out to touch her daughter, Nekili, 5, on Thursday while picking up her other children at Pulaski Park in Hammond.

Hammond closes three TIFs to help budget, looks to future redevelopment

Trevor Moritz, 16, rides his bike Thursday in the skate park at Hammond's Pulaski Park. The park was created through funds from a tax increment financing district.

Northwest Indiana Forum Promotes Region Advantages

Mark Maassel, president and CEO of the Northwest Indiana Forum, makes sure the world knows that NWI is more than just a great place to visit, live, work and raise a family-it's a prime location for private and commercial business/industry.

Planning commission to receive $166,884 from feds

WASHINGTON | The Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission received $166,884 to establish an economic development plan. The award from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce was announced Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind.

NWI Forum lifts interim title for top leader

Nearly a year after being named to the position on an interim basis, the Northwest Indiana Forum confirmed Mark Maassel as president and chief executive of the organization.