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Thousands are still without power in Gary, Ind., nearly two weeks after storms

NPR | By Jeffrey Pierre,

Ailsa Chang, Sarah Handel, Cheryl Corley

Published August 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM CDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kaitlin Washburn, reporter with the Chicago Sun-Times, about the ongoing power outages in northwest Indiana and how they're affecting residents' lives.

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Jeffrey Pierre

Jeffrey Pierre is an editor and producer on the Education Desk.

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Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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Sarah Handel

Cheryl Corley

Cheryl Corley is NPR’s Midwest Bureau Chief and is based in Chicago.

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