Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr.

Increasing costs are creating challenges for Hammond's American Rescue Plan projects. Last fall, the city council approved a list of projects totaling almost $39 million. But Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. told council members Monday that costs have gone up by about $9.6 million from those initial estimates.

Indiana's permitless carry law set to take effect July 1 is drawing concern from Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr.

A lawsuit aiming to change the way judges are selected in some of Indiana's largest counties is gathering support.

A mayor, two attorneys, a doctor, a distiller, and a city council member share a joint — not the setup to a 4/20 joke but a campaign ad for a U.S. Senate candidate.

Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. says he was stunned by Franciscan Health's decision last year to downsize the former St. Margaret Hospital but says it's a symptom of a nationwide problem.

Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. is touting the city's efforts to add housing and clean up the environment, thanks to federal COVID-19 money.

Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. is confident Downtown Hammond will be a different place in the coming decades. During his State of the City Address Thursday, McDermott said the West Lake Corridor commuter rail project is a chance to turn the downtown area around.

Northwest Indiana elected officials focused on voting rights during Monday's Martin Luther King Day celebrations.

Today: Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about Thursday evening's Hohman Avenue Redesign Project public meeting at the…

Today: A northwest Indiana travel specialist arranges professionally-accompanied group cruises and vacations for those with diagnoses like…