Gary's City Church Ruins Garden project, which will transform a historic, abandoned church into a ruins garden and event space.

Richard Hatcher won election as Gary's mayor in 1967 and served in office for 20 years.

Raw steel production in Indiana rose by 1.2 million tons last year to 24.4 million tons.

Most layoffs will occur in May, when the semester ends.

The public school system in Gary, Indiana, used to be considered a model district. Now, it's having trouble meeting payroll and is shutting down some schools.

Felix "Flex" Maldanado painted the mural of the pop stars and Gary natives two years ago at the Lake Effekt graffiti expo.

Representatives of nine health care providers signed a letter of intent Tuesday to form a non-profit consortium to support as many as 165 residents in family, internal and emergency medicine, general surgery and other specialties.

Ratner Steel Supply will double the size of its operations in Portage, adding jobs and expanding its ability to ship steel across the Region.

Manufacturing, underwhelming economic recoveries and race play a role in Gary's slow-recovering economy.