Community forum scheduled Wednesday at park in Gary

GARY | Gary City Councilwoman Carolyn Rogers, D-4th, will host a community forum Wednesday.

Gary council formalizes support for county income tax

GARY │ The Gary City Council passed a resolution Tuesday in support of a local option income tax in Lake County.

Tuskegee Airman Quentin Smith dies at 94

GARY | Quentin Smith, one of the last of the Tuskegee Airmen, died Tuesday at the age of 94.

EDITORIAL: When population shrinks, government should too

Whiting has been a bastion of local government reform in recent years. The decision to downsize the City Council is in keeping with that tradition.

Gary City Council fires 15 first responders effective New Year's Eve

GARY | Juana McLaurin's 32 years of service with Gary will end at midnight Monday when the city cuts her job and those of 14 other first responders.

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 enacting a controversial garbage fee in 2009.

Gary council denies charter bus, limo company

GARY │ Gary City Council members unanimously voted against a proposed zoning ordinance Tuesday night, defeating LEW Management's request to restore and improve the building formerly known as Beckman School. The property is at 1430 W. 23rd Ave.

EDITORIAL: Hold off on conservancy district OK

With the Gary City Council's endorsement of the Calumet Burns Conservancy District, the supporters of this plan could take it to the Lake Circuit Court judge for his review. That should not happen, and certainly not yet.

Gary council hears pitch for Little Calumet conservancy district

GARY | Lake County Surveyor, George Van Til pitched the Calumet Burns Conservancy District to the Gary City Council on Tuesday.

Jackson deal 'fairly dead in the water'

One year after Gary agreed to give a Las Vegas group hundreds of acres of city property, even organizers admit little has been done. "As far as we're concerned, nothing has happened," said Councilwoman Marilyn Krusas.

Clay endorses Freeman-Wilson for Gary mayor

GARY | Gary Mayor Rudy Clay threw the weight of his political supporters behind Democratic mayoral candidate Karen Freeman-Wilson on Tuesday morning.

Gary mayoral hopeful exits, says some rivals not serious

CROWN POINT | Robert Buggs Sr. said Thursday afternoon he is withdrawing from the Gary mayoral primary in protest over seeing the ballot packed with less-than-serious candidates.