The Northwest Indiana Professional Sports Development Commission will hold off on moving forward with its master planning process until the Chicago Bears make a decision about the team’s next stadium move, possibly by the end of June.

New Chicago town officials fired embattled Police Chief Earl Mayo on Monday, and new information came to light on how the Indiana police chief came to store confiscated guns from police investigations in a safe in his Merrillville home.

Dean Gialamas, 62, of Naperville, has a bond hearing Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Hammond.

The city of Gary began a major investment in Ridge Road Tuesday. City officials announced resurfacing efforts along Ridge Road, one of Gary’s “most prominent and heavily traveled corridors.”

A former Gary city official has been appointed to the Indiana Gaming Commission by Gov. Mike Braun, his office said last week.

The Portage council delayed action on procedures implemented in the clerk-treasurer’s office and a new policy on public comment at meetings.

Porter County commissioners declined to approve a six-year contract renewal worth $724,000 for aerial photography of county properties.