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The Hammond Common Council approved a resolution Monday opposing a Lake County convention center at proposed sites in Gary, adjacent to the Hard Rock Casino, and in Hobart, at Patriot Park.
HAMMOND — As the School City of Hammond looks to fix its finances and avoid state intervention, its school board approved on Tuesday night a consolidation plan that includes the closure of ...
HAMMOND — A police pursuit ended in Hammond Thursday evening with an officer-involved shooting that sent the suspect to a hospital in an unknown condition. Officers from the Chicago Police ...
HAMMOND — The School City of Hammond Board of Trustees is set to vote on approving Brent Wilson as interim superintendent for the upcoming school year during its meeting on Tuesday, according ...
On Wednesday, Hammond began the process of fencing off Briar East Woods, an area of preserved dunes that it owns near the intersection of 169th Street and Parrish Avenue, as it readies for ...
The Hammond Common Council voted 8-0 on Monday in favor of a resolution supporting the city's planned Governor's Parkway overpass. The symbolic gesture represented a reaffirmation of the council's ...
HOBART — A Hammond teen has been named the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana's "Youth of the Year". James Adams Jr. was selected among nine finalists during a reception at Avalon ...
HAMMOND — A quiet wooded area nestled in Northwest Indiana's largest city was a topic of heated debate during Wednesday night's Mayor's Night Out. About 150 people crowded into Scott Middle ...
CROWN POINT — A Hammond man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing a 26-year-old man who had a disability as he rode his bike in May 2021. David Velazquez, 24, pleaded guilty to ...
HAMMOND — A man wanted on a local kidnapping charge and a federal probation violation was taken into custody Tuesday following a two-hour standoff with a SWAT team, police said. Police were ...
Bill Hammond was a New Zealand artist known for his exploration of social and environmental issues through the lens of Post-colonial Gothic. Born in 1947 in Christchurch, New Zealand, he studied at ...