Sauk Village students hear African American stories

SAUK VILLAGE | On Feb. 8, Wagoner School kicked off Black History Month by welcoming Mama Edie and Mama Vivian.

Team member traits are critical

DOUG ROSS: Carter has strong words on personal responsibility

Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter spoke strong words about personal responsibility last week.

A clean and organized desk

Deadline nears for Gary Supreme Court justice to seek another term

INDIANAPOLIS | Time is running out for Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert Rucker, a Gary native, to get on the November ballot and retain his seat on the state's high court.

How workers handle their job

Businesspeople in meeting

The benefits of FloWalking

FloWalking is a low-impact, natural technique that reprograms your body's motions to enable you to walk as correctly as possible. Not only will this help increase the benefits of exercise, but it will also help you as you move through your day.

Teenage texting is up; epic phone calls are down

Teenage texting is up; epic phone calls are down

Genealogical society promotes awareness of African American culture

DECATUR, Ill. | The outside of the African American Cultural and Genealogical Society looks considerably different than it once did.

Key to finding a new job

Portrait of medical staff

The Vacation Home Market

Senior African American couple riding bicycles, focus on man

MARK KIESLING: Copeland's E.C. win a history-maker, too

The media have been making a lot of the victory of Karen Freeman-Wilson as the first black female mayor in Indiana.

Become a mentor and support local youth

EAST CHICAGO | Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana's East Chicago Katherine House Club at 2009 E. 138th St., in conjunction with the John Will Anderson and Hammond clubs, will host a mentor recruitment, retention and honoring event Saturday.

New ways to stave off dementia

Senior couple power walking

Baby boomers take active role as grandparents

Grandmother embracing granddaughter

Begin at the beginning

Businesspeople in a meeting

House Dems to present own redistricting plan

INDIANAPOLIS | House Democrats will propose their own redistricting maps Thursday to counter Republican-drawn districts Democrats say may run afoul of federal law.

Food allergies: firstborns pay a heavy price for their ranking

Food allergies: firstborns pay a heavy price for their ranking

Census shows black exodus from Chicago

CHICAGO | While the city's black population plunged dramatically in the past 10 years, the black population in Cook and the surrounding counties fell at half the pace.

Teens with dogs are more active

Teens with dogs are more active