Maya Wilkins

Maya Wilkins is a staff writer for the Post-Tribune, covering the city of Gary and health care.

BP Whiting Refinery facility and tanker trains, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

BP seeking six-year union contract, extended strike notice

February 20, 2026 at 12:01 p.m.

BP announced the changes on its negotiations website, ahead of a potential United Steelworkers Union strike or lockout at the Whiting refinery.

The Indiana Welcome Center, home to the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, is located at 7770 Corinne Drive in Hammond.

SSCVA pays $80,000 in February for legal fees, agency documents show

February 20, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority paid a total of $80,183.30 to three different legal firms on Feb. 16.

Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary council to consider ordinance for Lake County Convention Center financing

February 20, 2026 at 8:49 a.m.

The Gary Common Council did not debate the ordinance at Tuesday's meeting, and it was moved to the finance committee for further review.

The Lost Marsh restaurant and pro shop sits atop a hill on the course across from Wolf Lake Memorial Park, part of an area that may be designated to build a potential Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond, Ind. on Feb. 19, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Once-in-a-generation opportunity’: Indiana leaders tout Hammond site, a 20-minute drive from Soldier Field

February 20, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott called the proposed Chicago Bears stadium at Wolf Lake an opportunity for Hammond, Northwest Indiana and the state.

Director of "Food is Medicine" Frieda Graves teaches kids and teens about what Faith Farms grow in Gary, Indiana on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. (Andrew Burke-Stevenson/for the Post-Tribune)

Multiple Gary-related bills move to Indiana House floor

February 19, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

State Sen. Mark Spencer, D-Gary, authored Senate Bill 164 and Senate Bill 232, both of which were inspired by the city and received unanimous support in their committees.

Gary council unanimously passes sanitary district fee ordinances

February 18, 2026 at 2:53 p.m.

The Gary Common Council approved ordinances that would increase the city's wastewater treatment and stormwater fees.

The Indiana State Senate reconvened its 2026 legislative session Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (Alexandra Kukulka/Post-Tribune)

Electric affordability bill receives final approval from Indiana Senate

February 17, 2026 at 6:04 p.m.

One of the House's priority bills, focused on decreasing electric bills statewide, passed the Senate in a unanimous 46-0 vote Tuesday afternoon.

Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher marches with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and others in 1971 photo in Gary. (Calumet Archives / Post-Tribune)

Jackson left mark in NWI from 1972 convention to Hatcher ties

February 18, 2026 at 10:55 a.m.

As a 14-year-old girl, Ragen Hatcher recalled hanging out with a friend at the Hatcher house in Gary when the phone rang. Her friend answered the phone and after a...

The Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis on Jan. 4, 2022. The Indiana House Local Government Committee, in its Tuesday morning meeting, amended a Senate bill that aims to merge some of the state’s townships. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Indiana House committee amends township mergers bill

February 17, 2026 at 1:12 p.m.

The Indiana House Local Government Committee, on Tuesday, amended a Senate bill that aims to merge some of the state’s townships.

Protesters gather in front of the NIPSCO Hammond District Office to voice displeasure with rising utility rates Sunday, Feb. 1. An Indiana House bill designed to help electric utility affordability statewide saw no changes after the Senate’s votes on amendments Monday. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana Senate fails 12 amendments to electric affordability bill

February 16, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

House Bill 1002, which saw no changes Monday, will go to a final reading before passage in the Indiana Senate.

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