Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr.

Hammond's Pulaski Park may be getting a new pool, after all.

Hammond officials say their requests to scale down a future commuter rail station at 173rd Street continue to be unsuccessful.

Hammond city employees could soon be eligible for a retirement incentive. Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. wants to offer a buyout of one thousand dollars per year of employment to workers in the civil city.

Hammond officials are considering how to reduce gun violence, following this month's shootings at Martin Luther King Park. Police say Jullius Brooks, 39, was shot to death at the park's basketball courts on August 13, just two days after another shooting left two people injured.

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.