12 nights without power in Gary, ‘Why is this OK?’

On Aug. 11, 99-mph winds — akin to a Category 2 hurricane — tore through Northwest Indiana and knocked out power to homes, schools and businesses throughout the area, and thousands remain without power. The combination of severe wind and flooding caused trees to topple over into power lines, homes and roads. read Monday marks the start of classes in Chicago Public Schools, bringing with it questions about the district’s budget and the impact of a fully elected school board. read Tammy Zywicki was last seen with her broken-down car in LaSalle County on Aug. 23, 1992, after dropping off her brother at Northwestern and on her way to college in Iowa. A week later, she was found stabbed to death in rural Missouri. Investigators are now seeking information about a woman who may have been hitchhi