Portage mayor imposes police, fire hiring freeze PORTAGE | Police and Fire merit boards were moving ahead this week to hire additional department members when they were told to stop.
Cedar Lake, Wheatfield contractors under fire in Hobart HOBART | A Cedar Lake contractor faces $4,000 in fines unless he corrects mistakes made while constructing a homeowner's retaining wall.
Rain forces ground crew to dump 'everything' during RailCats rain delay GARY | The rain downpour lasted only 15 minutes at U.S. Steel Yard, but the cleanup took another 90.
White Sox third baseman Conor Gillaspie hopes to help tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma CHICAGO | Conor Gillaspie couldn't keep his eyes of the images from Moore, Okla., as the White Sox prepared for Monday night's game.
Gas prices are Memorial Day weekend wild card Americans will be traveling slightly farther on average to enjoy the Memorial Day weekend this year, but gas prices in the Midwest may have dr…
Enviro leader touts ecotourism, partnerships CHESTERTON | More needs to be done to help build partnerships between businesses and environmental organizations to maximize tourism dollars g…
School vouchers foster healthy competition I’m pleased to read in Peggy Buffington's column there are long-term improvements in our public schools.
Brown hounded for calling Manila `gates of hell' Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the P…
Debbie Reynolds: We all knew Liberace was gay In the new film "Behind the Candelabra," veteran entertainer Debbie Reynolds has just three major scenes to flesh out one of the most complica…
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