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Campbell Street in Valparaiso will be closed near the future Journeyman Distillery site, starting Monday. Campbell will be closed between Brown and Boundary through mid-July.

Some Northwest Indiana businesses made the 2023 list of Best Places to Work in Indiana. Centier Bank, the Horseshoe Hammond casino and CAPTRUST's Chesterton office were among the 125 businesses recognized.

Planned Parenthood Great Northwest recently launched vasectomy services in the Region. Economic development opportunities around stations along the NICTD Westlake commuter rail corridor and the South Shore Line double-track project bring promise to transform neighborhoods. Recognizing the the achievements of African Americans in honor of Black History Month, Chuck Hughes joins Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson to talk about the life and legacy of former Gary Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher.

Methodist Hospitals is warning that a change in federal funding could have a significant impact on its ability to offer services.

South Shore Line trains will make an extra stop today (Thursday) and Friday for the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting.

Some Valparaiso officials want more police officers in schools, and they hope the school corporation will pay for them. City council member Jack Pupillo says Police Chief Andrew McIntyre and Valparaiso Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim McCall have begun discussions about adding two more school resource officers.

The Lake Central School Corporation is looking to move forward with some facility upgrades. Bibich Elementary School's 12-classroom addition was put on hold last year, after bids came in about 19 percent higher than budgeted.

Portage Mayor Sue Lynch says she's proud of the work her team has accomplished, since she took office in 2020.

Longtime support staff at Valparaiso Community Schools could get be getting more vacation days. Currently, the most vacation days that year-round classified staff can get is 20. A change approved by the school board Thursday will increase that to 25, for those with at least 20 years of service.

Indiana has a rich and storied history in the Underground Railroad.