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East Chicago joins Shared Ethics Advisory Commission
EAST CHICAGO | Elected officials and city employees alike are now eligible for training in good behavior through membership in the regional Sh…
Longtime Crown Point clerk-treasurer Eileen Shults dies
CROWN POINT | Eileen Shults, Crown Point's clerk-treasurer for 20 years, was dedicated to her job and the public she served, former Crown Poin…
Crown Point grants couple's request to undo annexation of their property
CROWN POINT | After nearly 20 years inside city limits, Jerry and JoAnne Lamberts' property at Iowa Street and 129th Avenue is again outside.
3 candidates running in unusually competitive Lake County state Senate race
INDIANAPOLIS | For the first time in decades, Democrats voting May 8 will have more than one choice in the race for the 3rd Indiana Senate Dis…
Funeral honors man of humor, dedication and service
CROWN POINT | Humorous one-liners, acts of wartime heroism and a bowtie worn while mowing the lawn were all eclectic remembrances shared Wedne…
C.P. board awards contract for work at sports complex
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Board of Public Works and Safety approved an agreement and construction contract Wednesday for the next phase of…
Judge orders dismissal of DNR action involving Stillwater
CROWN POINT | A judge has ordered the dismissal of a Department of Natural Resources action involving alleged flooding issues related to the c…
1,247 days into trash-to-ethanol contract, little to show for it
Lake County Solid Waste Management District Board meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lake County Government Complex in Crown Point to discuss the…
Scheub touts trash-to-ethanol on eve of discussions
On the eve of discussions that could decide the fate of Lake County's trash-to-ethanol contract, the plan's biggest political supporter touted…
Early voting in Lake County attracts more than 600 in first week
CROWN POINT | More than 600 people took advantage of the first week of Lake County's early voting period for the May 8 primary.
C.P. council approves annual requests for tax abatement
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point City Council recently agreed to the annual renewal of tax abatements.
Crown Point council sets rules for cash for gold businesses
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point City Council finished regulations on cash for gold and similar businesses.
Crown Point council finishes reorginzation of special events office
CROWN POINT | The Mayor's Office of Special Events has been restructured to include two paid interns and a new title and higher pay for the sp…
Tax abatement renewals set for consideration by Crown Point officials
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point City Council is expected to consider on Wednesday the annual renewal of tax abatement for several businesses in …
Copeland advances Shared Ethics Advisory Commission cause
EAST CHICAGO | A stalled initiative to require ethical behavior by city employees and elected officials is being revived by Mayor Anthony Copeland.
The Times to check candidate claims
In a special initiative during the primary election season, The Times will investigate claims made by candidates for public office.
New Crown Point squad cars will be E85 compatibile
CROWN POINT | The latest police cars to join the city fleet will be equipped to run on alternative fuel.
Tax sale purchase pays off big
INDIANAPOLIS | It's not quite the Mega Millions jackpot, but the Indiana Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a Lake County jury verdict awardi…
Crown Point officials review bids for Stillwater work
CROWN POINT | Acting under an emergency decree from earlier this month, city officials on Wednesday reviewed bids for work to replace stream c…
Meyers named Crown Point building and planning administrator
CROWN POINT | Former Gary planning director Christopher Meyers has been named building and planning administrator in Crown Point.
C.P. Strack & Van Til to seek permission for garden center
CROWN POINT | Grocery retailer Strack & Van Til will petition the Crown Point Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance permitting a temporar…
Flood-control project under way on Crown Point's West Street
CROWN POINT | Crews bulldozed chunks of West Street this week, and workers tunneled 5 feet or more to dig up pipes installed as the area was d…
Bosse takes helm of C.P. special events office
CROWN POINT | Diana Bosse has taken the helm of the Mayor's Office of Special Events amid plans to restructure the position at a higher pay rate.
Governor approves Little Cal levee fee
INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels signed into law Friday a measure establishing a permanent funding source to finish construction and maintain…
Board to Langbehn: Draft plan to rein in credit card expenses
CROWN POINT | The executive director of Lake County's solid waste district — criticized by some of his elected bosses and a state audit for pa…
Daniels signs 27 bills into law
INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels signed 27 more bills into law Thursday, including five sponsored by Northwest Indiana legislators.
Crown Point declares emergency to expedite work in Stillwater
CROWN POINT | City officials cited safety concerns Wednesday in calling for an emergency diversion from the normal bidding process for work to…
Hobart Board of Works gives tenative nod to Crown Point recycling business
HOBART | The Board of Works gave the nod to a Crown Point recycling group hoping to do business in Hobart.
C.P. theater group to turn storefront into permanent performance space
CROWN POINT | A local theater company won over city officials with plans to make a vacant storefront its permanent home.
C.P. considers restructuring Mayor's Office of Special Events
CROWN POINT | A proposed restructuring of the Mayor's Office of Special Events calls for creating a special events administrator position at y…
C.P. measure sets new rules for cash for gold, scrap metal businesses
CROWN POINT | A move to tighten controls on cash for gold and similar businesses in the city won the City Council's early approval Monday.
Grant will allow Crown Point students to visit Tri-Town Safety Village
SCHERERVILLE | A grant from the Crown Point Community Foundation has made it possible for Crown Point students in second and fifth grades to r…
Little Cal levee fee set for Senate approval
INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Senate is poised to approve a new annual fee on most Lake County property owners to fund construction and maintenan…
Senate panel approves Little Cal fee plan without changes
INDIANAPOLIS | A plan to charge most Lake County property owners an annual fee for Little Calumet River levee maintenance appears all but cert…
Senate panel expected to approve smoking ban Wednesday
INDIANAPOLIS | State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, is likely just days away from getting something he's sought for half a decade — an Indiana Se…
Could disagreements doom Little Cal levee fix?
INDIANAPOLIS | The sponsor of a House-approved plan to charge most Lake County homeowners an annual fee to maintain the Little Calumet River l…
Crown Point session clarified
A meeting planned for Feb. 21 by the Crown Point City Council Ordinance Committee to discuss a proposed ordinance governing rental units is a …
Waste district to Powers: Produce results or face possible 'action'
If the company contracted to build Lake County's trash-to-ethanol plant can't show the project is making progress, Lake County solid waste off…
Technology enables The Times to webcast Lake County courts
INDIANAPOLIS | Changes in technology are partially responsible for The Times winning approval from the Indiana Supreme Court to broadcast tria…
The Week Ahead Lake County
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New jail medical team starts Sunday
CROWN POINT | The Lake County Jail's new medical care provider will kick off services at the stroke of midnight New Year's Eve.
County recorder offers fraud protection service
CROWN POINT | It's easy to be a victim of property fraud, Lake County Recorder Michelle Fajman said Thursday.
Let it snow: Area road crews say they're well stocked with salt, thanks to state bidding
Chesterton Street Commissioner John Schnadenberg isn't dreaming of a white Christmas.
December 17, 2011 5:45 pm PhotosPhotos
Indiana Supreme Court will review silencing of defendant
INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Supreme Court will decide if a Gary man accused of robbing a Merrillville bank will receive a new trial after a cou…
For local mapmakers, it's back to the drawing board
CROWN POINT | Lake County officials hope they are diagramming their future this week as political mapmaking kicks into a higher gear.
Night court in the region
A Lowell man got a break at a recent night court hearing in Crown Point even though he'd broken his brother's hand in a fight.
November 28, 2011 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Legislators reject plan to simplify state laws
INDIANAPOLIS | State lawmakers have turned down a plan intended to make the Indiana Code more understandable by using city and county names in…
Hearing date scheduled for officer allegedly in barfight
CROWN POINT | The Lake County Sheriff's Merit Board will hear disciplinary charges against Officer Aaron Ramos at its next meeting Jan. 19.
Few provisional ballots count, board says
CROWN POINT | Most provisional ballots cast in last week's election were rejected Wednesday by the Lake County elections board.
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