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Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary council votes to amend city zoning map amid resident concerns

July 23, 2026 at 3:02 p.m.

After working on the changes for more than a year, the Gary Common Council unanimously approved the amendments at its Tuesday meeting.

Looking toward the Whiting BP refinery from the seventh floor of Calumet College's main academic building after a grand opening was held in Whiting, Indiana, June 4, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

USW officials say continued BP lockout brings investor risk

July 22, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

USW leaders said BP’s more than four month long Whiting refinery lockout reflects broader environmental, social and governance concerns.

Gary council unanimously passes green steel resolution

July 22, 2026 at 12:26 p.m.

The Gary Common Council unanimously passed a resolution urging U.S. and Nippon Steel to bring green steelmaking technologies to the city.

Safety equipment, consisting of a life jacket and a life ring, is placed along Marquette Park Beach in Gary on Feb. 7, 2023. A Gary man died after disappearing at the beach Sunday. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Gary man dies after disappearing in Lake Michigan

July 20, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced the death of 22-year-old Jalen Robinson, who went missing in Lake Michigan Sunday.

Buildings in Chicago are obscured by haze from the Canadian wildfires on July 17, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

IDEM declares Air Quality Action Day as Canadian wildfires continue

July 20, 2026 at 1:38 p.m.

IDEM called an Air Quality Action Day for Northwest Indiana Monday, making it more than a week of poor air quality in the region.

A sign hangs on the fence blocking the gravel entrance drive at the Yard 520 solid fill site on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Coal ash stored at the site leached into nearby groundwater, contaminating wells in the Town of Pines. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

IDEM proposes state coal ash program as federal regulations on track to lessen

July 18, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

On June 30, IDEM announced that its submitted a state coal combustion residuals permit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval.

The new Wingtip Aviation hangar at the Gary/Chicago International Airport opened Friday, July 17, 2026, almost two years after officials broke ground on the project. (Vincent D. Johnson / for the Post-Tribune)

Gary airport celebrates $12 million hangar opening

July 17, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

Wingtip Aviation, a Valparaiso-based company, will occupy the Gary airport’s new $12 million, 97,000-square-foot hangar.

A view of the skyline along Interstate 290 as a thick haze from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota settles over Chicago the morning of July 16, 2026. (Peter Tsai/baiduhai)

Northwest Indiana has one week of poor air quality after IDEM alert

July 16, 2026 at 3:37 p.m.

Northwest Indiana continues to feel the effects of Canadian wildfire smoke as another Air Quality Action Day is called and events are canceled regionwide.

Citizens Action Coalition Program Director Ben Inskeep speaks at a Gary community forum Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the city's public safety facility. Inskeep and other organization officials spoke about rising utility bills and affordability concerns. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary council hosts utility affordability forum with Citizens Action Coalition

July 16, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

Three Gary council members brought the Citizens Action Coalition to the city to talk about residents’ concerns with high utility bills and data centers.

A sign warns of an air quality alert as smoke from wildfires burning in Canada reaches Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

IDEM forecasts another Air Quality Action Day for Northwest Indiana

July 15, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management announced that Thursday will be the fourth Air Quality Action Day for Northwest Indiana this week.

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