Press Releases

The stork made a special delivery at the new Northwest Health – La Porte hospital on Tuesday, October 27 as staff and family welcomed the first baby born in the brand new facility. The happy parents are Justice Reed and Deon Dudley of Michigan...

For the fourth consecutive year, Franciscan Health is working to ease a silent crisis that impacts many parents in Northwest Indiana and the South Suburbs. The annual Diaper Drive has become a tradition during Diaper Insecurity Month in October, with...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For the last three decades, the Indiana University Northwest School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) has been a leader in creating awareness about issues of domestic violence and...

Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. presented the City of Hammond’s 2021 Budget to the City Council Tuesday evening, explaining to the body that the City has so far weathered 2020 better than expected by being careful with its spending and...

Agnes Therady, PhD, RN, MBA, has been appointed senior vice president and system chief nursing officer for Franciscan Alliance. She oversees all nursing-related operations at Franciscan Alliance’s 12 hospitals and works closely with the system’s...

Prospective students invited to learn more about popular degree programs, the admissions process, and more Indiana University Northwest offers more than 70-degree programs designed to prepare students for today’s in-demand careers. From Oct. 27 to...

Franciscan Physician Network St. Clare Clinic has welcomed physician Emmett Robinson, MD, an expert in internal medicine services, to its care team. Dr. Robinson, who has previously seen patients at the Crown Point Internal Medicine and Specialty...

La Porte residents can now file their own non-emergency police reports online, according to City of La Porte Police Chief Paul Brettin. This week, the police department launched its new online self-reporting system. Brettin said allowing citizens to...

Holladay Properties, an Indiana-based commercial real estate firm, announced today that Whiskey Hill Brewery & Kitchen has leased 3,740 square feet at Quincy Station in Westmont, IL, where the company will operate a new restaurant and bar....

Annual series of events highlights current transfer students and welcomes prospective transfer students Indiana University Northwest will celebrate National Transfer Student Week, Oct. 19 to 23, with a series of events for current and prospective...