Chicago Crusader Newspaper

While thousands of residents in Gary and Northwest Indiana are in the dark for a 9th day, Indiana Governor Mike Braun said there’s “no excuse” for the prolonged outages after state agencies provided much assistance to NIPSCO crews. Braun said Indiana State Police has also provided protection at all hours to utility personnel to expedite […]

Eight days after Gary suffered a widespread power outage during a powerful storm with hurricane force winds, over 25,000 residents remain without power and gas. NIPSCO crews that include hundreds of contractors have been working around the clock since the August 12 storm to restore power to Gary and other cities in Northwest Indiana.  But […]

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin is asking the City Council to dissolve a little-known city investment fund and return more than $57 million to Chicago’s main operating fund as City Hall confronts a budget shortfall and the possibility of layoffs involving police officers, firefighters and other city workers. Conyears-Ervin plans to file an […]

As of 7 a.m., Monday, August 17 SEE CHART. About 807 residents IN Gary had their power restored overnight in zip code 46407, which includes Midtown, Pulaski and Marshalltown. NIPSCO just released its estimated restoration schedule between today and Wednesday. Gary is not included in cities that is expected to be restored by Wednesday August […]