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Lake County Council may approve funding over assessor's objections
CROWN POINT | The Lake County Council is poised to give two township assessors $112,000 over the objection of county Assessor Hank Adams.
Smith defeats Carson in Indiana House District 14 race
State Rep. Vernon Smith, D-Gary, appeared to coast to an easy victory Tuesday over challenger Sherman Carson for the Democratic nomination in …
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…
Hammond yard waste to be processed in Gary
HAMMOND | Yard waste collected in the city now will be recycled at a Gary composting center through an agreement approved last week.
Lawmakers learn school grades are much more than a letter
INDIANAPOLIS | The idea seems simple — use letter grades to rate schools.
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…
Gary City Council approves project for Kirk Yard rail facility
GARY | Gary City Council members adopted a resolution Tuesday approving the economic development plan for Gary's Kirk Yard rail facility.
Gary Public Library director resigns effective May 1; acting chief appointed
GARY | About five months after taking over the embattled Gary Public Library system, Director Otis Alexander is stepping down, the Library Boa…
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.
Gary mayor swears in first female fire chief
GARY | The city's first female fire chief on Sunday stressed the importance of all public safety departments working together.
April 15, 2012 9:00 pm PhotosPhotos
Freeman-Wilson looks back at 100 days in office
GARY | On her 100th day in office, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson outlined the achievements of her administration and promised more initiatives fo…
April 09, 2012 9:00 pm PhotosPhotos
The Week Ahead — Lake County
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Gary mayor to mark 100 days in office with community forum
GARY | Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson will hold a 100 Day Community Forum at 6 p.m. Monday at Temple of Deliverance in Christ, 4929 W. 15th Ave.
Mayor: Marquette Park restoring Gary jobs
GARY | The third phase of the Marquette Park Lakefront East Project kicked off on Tuesday with a symbolic groundbreaking that drew city and re…
April 03, 2012 8:00 pm PhotosPhotos
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.
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.
Gary Housing Authority receives grant for veterans
GARY | Fifteen local veterans now will have a chance to find a home of their own thanks to a grant from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development…
Council approves Genesis Center expenses
GARY | The City Council approved $1.078 million Tuesday to defray expenses at the Genesis Convention Center this year.
Appeals court upholds Gary trash fee
INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Court of Appeals on Tuesday agreed with a Lake County judge's ruling that Gary followed proper procedures in enacti…
Governor signs Indiana smoking ban into law
INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana has joined the 39 other states, including Illinois, that ban smoking in most or all public places.
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…
GRIP event brings Gary, Duluth leaders together to discuss development
GARY | The Steel City and Duluth, Minn., share similar challenges, including the loss of industry, population declines and aging infrastructure.
March 16, 2012 4:30 pm PhotosPhotos
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.
Little Cal commission 'optimistic' about funding legislation
MUNSTER | A congratulatory mood and spirit of optimism permeated the monthly meeting of the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission …
Governor signs property tax amnesty, 31 other bills into law
INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels signed 32 bills into law Wednesday, including a measure allowing counties to offer a one-time amnesty to pro…
Lake County Council shelves Gary library dispute
CROWN POINT | Those wanting to read the next chapter in the Gary Public Library dispute are being put on a waiting list.
Term-limited governor says his work is not done yet
INDIANAPOLIS | With his eighth and final legislative session now in the rearview mirror, Gov. Mitch Daniels isn't planning to just coast throu…
Legislature approves 10-year phaseout of Ind. inheritance tax
INDIANAPOLIS | The state's inheritance tax may not be long for this world.
Senate approves smoking ban; bill headed to governor
INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana is on the verge of banning smoking in most indoor public spaces after the Senate voted 28-22 Friday to send a House-app…
House colleagues honor Dobis
INDIANAPOLIS | Democrats and Republicans praised state Rep. Chet Dobis, D-Merrillville, as a master of the legislative process who "has more w…
Legislature unlikely to act on Griffith, Calumet Township tax fix
INDIANAPOLIS | Legislation to give Griffith residents relief from Calumet Township property taxes appears unlikely to win House and Senate app…
House approves revised smoking ban; Senate vote set Friday
INDIANAPOLIS | The state Senate will decide Friday whether Indiana will ban smoking in most public places, after the House voted 60-33 Thursda…
Tavern smoking exemption still smolders
INDIANAPOLIS | Lawmakers remain divided on whether a proposed statewide indoor smoking ban should exempt bars and taverns.
State rifle, proposals by region lawmakers on way to governor
INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels will soon decide if Indiana has an official state rifle and whether three measures sponsored by Northwest In…
Work begins on smoking ban compromise
INDIANAPOLIS | The four state lawmakers charged with devising a compromise smoking ban met briefly in public Monday, then retreated behind clo…
Ind. House honors female Gary leaders
INDIANAPOLIS | Trailblazing female political leaders of Gary's present and past were celebrated Monday by the Indiana House.
Governor wants exemptions removed from proposed smoking ban
INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels wants the state Legislature to send him a smoking ban with few exemptions, but he seems willing to sign any …
Senate approves exemption-laden smoking ban
INDIANAPOLIS | Negotiations between the House and Senate over the next eight days will determine whether Indiana enacts a statewide indoor smo…
Senate votes 50-0 to send plan for Little Cal levee fee to governor
INDIANAPOLIS | A permanent funding source to complete and maintain Little Calumet River levees is on the verge of becoming law after the Repub…
Griffith still may win relief from Calumet Township taxes
INDIANAPOLIS | State Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon, D-Munster, is not giving up in her quest to reduce the property taxes paid by Griffith resi…
Senate exemptions make smoking 'ban' in name only
INDIANAPOLIS | State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, stood in the back of the Indiana Senate chamber for three hours Tuesday and watched helplessl…
A look back at major events involving the MLK Drive Bridge in Gary
The Martin Luther King Drive Bridge over the Borman Expressway in Gary was designed to last 75 years. It was open for less than six, with work…
February 27, 2012 8:00 pm PhotosPhotos
Amendments could spark fight over smoking ban in Senate
INDIANAPOLIS | A House-approved proposal for a statewide smoking ban looks to be in for a wild ride Tuesday when the Republican-controlled Sen…
Little Cal fee bill headed for final vote
INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Senate is slated to vote Tuesday on a plan requiring most Lake County property owners pay an annual fee to maintain…
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…
Goodwill at center stage of Gary's Good Deeds Campaign
HOBART | The winners in Gary's Good Deeds Campaign provided food and clothing to the needy, cleaned up trash-filled vacant lots, restored park…
February 25, 2012 8:45 pm PhotosPhotos
Gary City Council vacates land to assist in runway expansion
GARY | The City Council approved two ordinances vacating land to make way for runway expansion at the Gary/Chicago International Airport.
Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson sees challenges, progress
GARY | Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson pulled no punches during her first State of the City address Thursday at the Genesis Convention Center.
February 23, 2012 6:30 pm PhotosPhotos
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