- Evening Star

The following schools, businesses and services will be closed, will open late or will be closing early. Check back frequently for updates as we learn of more school closures and delays in the Region. […]

One of the most heavily trafficked McDonald's in the Region, in downtown Crown Point, is closed for renovations, but should reopen by the end of November with a whole new dining experience. […]

Widely respected Chicago Tribune food critic Phil Vettel named Harvest Room, in south suburban Palos Heights, one of Chicago's best restaurants, praising its eco-conscious ingredients. […]

Jordy N Jax BBQ signed a lease to open a new restaurant at 255 E. Morthland Drive, at the southwest corner of U.S. 30 and Washington Street in Valparaiso. […]

The artsy Frida's Café, a cafe and art gallery in Hammond's Hessville neighborhood named after the internationally renowned painter Frida Kahlo, has closed, but is open to the possibility of reopening at a new location at some point in t […]

VALPARAISO — The newly sworn-in Porter County police officer arrested on four counts of public indecency was not on duty or in his squad car when he allegedly exposed himself while asking directions from women on four different occasions, according […]

Longtime customers have been flocking to Broadway Cafe on U.S. 30 in Valparaiso to buy lemon rice soup by the gallon and freeze it for later use. […]

VALPARAISO — Marijuana was not among the top concerns of most of the sheriffs from northern Indiana who gathered Tuesday morning for a roundtable discussion at the Porter County Sheriff's Department. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — There no longer is any question over whether Hoosiers are permitted to use cannabidiol, also known as CBD oil, as a natural remedy to treat health ailments. […]

Jody Melton is driving along the Kankakee River, watching and waiting to see how bad the flooding will become before the waters recede. […]

LAKE STATION — Residents in at least 35 Lake Station homes threatened by floodwaters were asked to evacuate Wednesday as Deep River continued to rise. […]

PORTER TOWNSHIP — Two women were rescued Tuesday after their cars became partially submerged in floodwaters. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court declared Wednesday in a landmark decision that Lake Michigan's shoreline is open to all, and adjacent property owners cannot exercise exclusive control of the beach between their homes and the water. […]

It's often a long wait for a table if you want to eat at 3 Floyds' brewpub in Munster. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — When Gov. Mike Pence signed the 2015 repeal of Indiana's common construction wage statute, the Republican proclaimed that eliminating county minimum pay rates for public works projects would save the state and local governments money without reducing t […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The tide appears to be turning on marijuana policy at the Indiana Statehouse. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to get rid of the nation's only statewide ban on Sunday retail alcohol sales, and the House is poised to follow suit on Tuesday. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A proposal to end Indiana's unique status as the only state in the country that prohibits all retail alcohol sales on Sundays easily cleared its first hurdle. […]

Visitors to Merrillville have been anticipating the opening of one of Chicago's popular eateries. […]

Charming Charlie, the women's contemporary jewelry and accessories store, abruptly closed its Southlake Mall location Sunday. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The State Board of Education approved a major overhaul of Indiana's high school graduation requirements Wednesday, despite significant concerns from Hoosier educators about how the changes will be implemented. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The state's most powerful business organization is asking Indiana lawmakers to focus on reducing the number of Hoosier smokers, in addition to addressing traditional corporate concerns, during the legislative session that begins Jan. 3. […]

The Lake County prosecutor's office has charged three adults in connection with a Gary nightclub shooting that wounded a security guard. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Motorists almost certainly will notice when fuel prices across Indiana increase by 10 cents per gallon on July 1. […]

CHESTERTON — Two people from the Chicago-area were found dead inside a parked van Wednesday afternoon. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law Thursday a two-year state spending plan that has the potential to grow Northwest Indiana's economy and improve its quality of life for decades to come. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — "You are going to smell asphalt morning, noon and night." […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly half a million individuals have been deleted from Indiana's list of registered voters since the Nov. 8, 2016, general election. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — "How would you tell if he was truly choking," nurse Amber Burleson asked D'Ondra Gomes, who was holding her 6-month-old son, Kai'Dian, while sitting on her couch in the fall of 2016. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers would pay higher gasoline taxes, vehicle registration fees and, someday, tolls to use interstate highways under the 20-year road funding plan unveiled Wednesday by House Republicans. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Northwest Indiana property owners whose land borders Lake Michigan cannot restrict individuals from accessing the lake, fishing or walking on the beach, so long as visitors remain on ground that's usually covered by water. […]

PORTAGE — After dealing with a series of updates to its ordinances, the City Council on Tuesday got down to what Councilman Mark Oprisko called “the elephant in the room.&rdquo […]

CROWN POINT — Federal authorities are crediting a retired Merrillville police officer with coming forward to expose an alleged bribes-for-towing scheme that has engulfed the Lake County Sheriff’s Department and Portage City Hall. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A Hoosier lawmaker hoping to permanently end abortion in Indiana could get an assist from a U.S. Supreme Court reshaped by Republican President-elect Donald Trump. […]

SCHERERVILLE — For Donna Okleshen, her son's death came as a relief of sorts. […]

A second man has been arrested in connection with a triple homicide in Sumava Resorts, police said. […]

VALPARAISO — Munster resident Julie Dwyer broke down sobbing and shaking Friday afternoon near the front of the courtroom as security officers placed handcuffs on her and led her off to begin serving a six-year sentence for driving drunk and […]

CRETE | Boxer Jack Dempsey – Kid Blackie, the Manassa Mauler, the heavyweight champion of the world in the 1920s – once trained for a month at Balmoral Park before fighting Gene Tunney before 100,000-plus spectators and 15 million radio […]