National Weather Service officials are expecting Wednesday waves of showers and thunderstorms to hit the Chicago area and northwest Indiana capable of producing damaging winds and large hail and possibly tornadoes.

A previously announced 10% fare increase for South Shore Line passengers is expected this year, to be followed by future price hikes to keep up with inflation.

A bill that would ban transgender women from collegiate sports passed on second reading in the Senate Tuesday, with amendments proposed by Democrats voted down by the Republican supermajority.

The Porter County Emergency Management Agency has requested the Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s assistance in conducting damage assessments of properties throughout Porter County from Sunday’s storm.

The bandstand has been a central feature of Thomas Centennial Park in downtown Chesterton since 1924, becoming an iconic community landmark.

Caprice Cashaw, 31, was charged Tuesday with two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. Each charge includes a firearms enhancement in commission of the crime. He is in custody, being held without bond.

McCoy’s younger brothers Ryder and Levi are on the team this season.

The bill requiring property tax assessment board of appeals members to live in Indiana passed unanimously out of the House Monday.

A medical negligence lawsuit was filed against a Champaign physician at Equity Clinic by a woman identified as Jane Doe of Indiana.