NW Indiana dealing with ‘unprecedented' damage to power grid after derecho

Crews are working across Illinois and Indiana to deal with the “unprecedented” destruction caused by a derecho that swept through the region Tuesday.

Indiana National Guard deployed for storm cleanup as more than 230K remain without power

More than 230,000 NIPSCO customers were still without power Thursday as crews responded to the largest outage in the ...

Indiana National Guard deployed to help with NW Indiana storm recovery, more than 200K without power

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses across northwest Indiana are without power following severe storms this week.

‘Make plans for the worst’: Gov. Braun, officials give updates on NWI storm damage cleanup, power restoration

On Wednesday, Braun assessed Northwest Indiana’s storm damage and coordinated efforts with officials from the state Department of Natural Resources, Department of Homeland Security and Department of ...

Over 400,000 without power after severe storms across Illinois, Indiana on Tuesday

Over 400,000 customers are without power after destructive storms hit across Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday.

Nearly 270,000 remain without power after NIPSCO reports largest outage event in company history

More than half of NIPSCO's 500,000 electric customers are affected, and restoration is expected to take multiple days in some communities.

Salvation Army, Portage schools partner to serve residents during power outage, storm cleanup

The Salvation Army and Portage Township Schools partnered to distribute food and drinks at Portage High School Thursday.

Power outages, gas shortages lead to long lines at gas stations in Illinois, Indiana

Thousands of people remained without power Wednesday, and many gas stations from Chicago Heights to Indiana were also out of service, leading to long lines at the limited number of stations that ...