More bridge work is set to start Monday on Northwest Indiana highways.

Proposed Lake County Convention Center in Gary

"Senate Bill 1 has been the talk of city hall now and municipal governments for four months," City Administrator Bill Oeding told the city council Monday. "And, like it or hate it, we've got it, and so we've got to figure out what we're going to do with it and how we're going to make it work in the city."

Overnight lane closures are planned Thursday night on northbound I-65 between Ridge Road and I-80/94, then on southbound I-65 through the same area on Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Valparaiso University is asking for the city's help in borrowing money. The university is asking the city to issue up to $117 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds that the university can't legally issue on its own — although the university expects the final amount will end up being closer to $55 million.

Daytime lane closures are planned on U.S. 30 in the Dyer/Schererville area.

Some South Shore trains will make an extra stop for the upcoming Beyoncé concerts at Soldier Field.

"And everybody's like, 'Jodi, we have an American pope!' And I go, 'You all are not going to believe this — and it sounds really weird to say — but I know the pope!'" said Jodi McLawhorn, assistant superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Gary.

Lake County Circuit Court Referee Daniel Burke has been named the county's newest Superior Court judge.

Engineering work continues for the Marquette Greenway's route through Gary. When complete, the 60-mile trail will connect Chicago to Michigan, but that involves some complicated routes through Northwest Indiana's industrial areas.