E-911 becoming Lake County's squawk box

ST. JOHN | Efforts to open a clear line of communication among Lake County's police and firefighters were troubled by static over government policy Wednesday.

Line of applicants grows for Lake County E-911 director

CROWN POINT | At least 46 people would like the job of directing the merger of Lake County's E-911 police and fire communications network.

Commissioners hire new E-911 consultant

CROWN POINT | Lake County commissioners hired a Merrillville accounting firm to calculate how much money each city and town will have to contribute to a consolidated E-911 communications network.

Pooling E-911 services likely to soak taxpayers

CROWN POINT | A consolidated E-911 system won't be a toll free call for Lake County taxpayers.

New E-911 draft surprises Lake police, fire chiefs

ST. JOHN | The county's municipal police and fire chiefs were surprised Thursday to learn Lake officials are pushing cities and towns to make a $5.8 million commitment to get a consolidated E-911 emergency communications center up and running months sooner than first anticipated.

Lowell E-911 merger may be near

CROWN POINT | Lake County Council members may give the Town of Lowell a go-ahead Tuesday to merge its police department's emergency radio communications with the sheriff's.

Lake's E-911 director hangs up on consolidation process

CROWN POINT | Lake County's E-911 director resigned in dramatic fashion Thursday morning, leaving some to feel the consolidation of emergency communications is suffering its own emergency.

Lake police and fire chiefs pick Crown Point as call center location

CROWN POINT | Municipal police and fire officials voted Thursday to base their consolidated emergency 911 dispatch call center inside the Lake County Government Complex here.

Scheub calls for support of new E-911 plan

CROWN POINT | Lake County Commissioner Gerry Scheub said he will publicly unveil a leaner, cheaper plan for consolidating emergency 911 communications next week.

Lake officials make E-911 budget maneuvers

CROWN POINT | The Lake County Council is setting aside a $10.6 million budget for E-911 consolidations next year, Larry Blanchard, a county consultant, said this week.

Lake is preparing redial on E-911 consolidation push

CROWN POINT | Lake County officials are preparing to relaunch their emergency 911 consolidation drive this month with a less expensive vision of what a merged communications system would look like.