Analisa Trofimuk Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team Jun 4, 2025 Jun 4, 2025 0 More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in Gary, Indiana, contribute to urban blight — and in some cases ...

GARY, Ind. (WLS) -- The new mayor of Gary wants the city's school corporation to demolish 10 shuttered schools amid growing concerns that they have become havens for crime. "We identified what we ...

Gary, Indiana was once the most dangerous city in the United States during the mid-1990s due to high crime rates.

A judge handed down the maximum 10.5-year sentence to a Gary man Thursday for burning a Griffith woman’s overdosed body in a Gary abandoned building. Emmit Yarbrough, 58, pleaded guilty in March to ...

GARY, Ind. (WLS) -- Officials have identified a female body found inside an abandoned high school in Gary, Ind., as that of a teen girl from Chicago. Connita L. Richardson, 17, was found dead inside ...

A place once dubbed 'America's Most Miserable City' is experiencing a major property boom as investors are snapping up abandoned homes for as little as $15,000. Gary, Indiana or 'The Steel City,' ...

This video explores the abandoned post office in Gary, Indiana, highlighting its architecture, empty halls, and signs of decay. Experience this urban exploration site and learn why it remains one of ...