Drowning victim, 9, mourned at memorial

Lashonda Hearts, left, comforts her niece, Antwain Hall's mother Kinnon Hunter-Hall, as friends and family gather Tuesday to memorialize the 9-year-old who drowned in Wolf Lake last week.

Drowning victim, 9, mourned at memorial

Parents Kinnon Hunter-Hall and Michael Hall comfort each other as friends and family gather Tuesday to memorialize Antwain Hall, 9, who drowned in Wolf Lake last week.

Drowning victim, 9, mourned at memorial

Christian Medrano, 10, and Carlos Rosado, 9, prepare to launch their balloons as friends and family gather Tuesday to memorialize Antwain Hall, 9, who drowned in Wolf Lake last week. The boys were two of Antwain's best friends.

Drowning victim, 9, mourned at memorial

Balloons lift to the sky as friends and family gather Tuesday to memorialize 9-year-old Antwain Hall who drowned in Wolf Lake last week.

'Hoosier Hysteria' gets little love at IHSAA Merrillville Town Hall meeting

Indiana state Sen. Lonnie Randolph talks about single-class basketball tournaments Wednesday at a town hall meeting in Merrillville.

'Hoosier Hysteria' gets little love at IHSAA Merrillville Town Hall meeting

IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox speaks Wednesday at a town hall meeting about single-class basketball tournaments.

Tamarack Hall demolition

Work has begun on the demolition of Tamarack Hall on the Indiana University Northwest campus in Gary. The building was severely damaged by flooding in September 2008.

Tamarack Hall demolition

Work continues on the demolition of Tamarack Hall on the Indiana University Northwest campus in Gary. The building was severely damaged by flooding in September 2008.

Tamarack Hall demolition

Work took place a year ago on the demolition of Tamarack Hall on the Indiana University Northwest campus in Gary. The building was severely damaged by flooding in September 2008.

Business Hall of Fame

Wil Davis, owner/operator of the Gary Jet Center, claps for his fellow 2012 Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame inductee Steve Pangere during the induction ceremony at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville on Friday.

Business Hall of Fame

Steve Pangere, president and CEO of The Pangere Corp. and Culver Roofing Inc., speaks to the crowd gathered at the Times Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville on Friday. Pangere and four others were selecte…

Business Hall of Fame

Members of the 2012 Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame, from left, Wil Davis, Linda Woloshansky, Steve Pangere, Milford Christenson, and Tom Gryzbek stand with Times Newspaper Publisher Bill Masterson Jr., right, after their induction ceremony at the Radisson Hotel at Star …

Business Hall of Fame

Wil Davis, owner/operator of the Gary Jet Center, gives a speech after being inducted into the Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville on Friday.

NWIBIZHOF - Business Hall of Fame

Steve Pangere, president and CEO of The Pangere Corp. and Culver Roofing Inc., speaks to a crowd gathered for the Times Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville on Friday.

Business Hall of Fame

Linda Woloshansky, president and CEO of The Center of Workforce Innovations in Valparaiso, speaks to the crowd gathered at the Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday. Woloshansky and four others were selected for the 2012 honor.

Business Hall of Fame

Tom Gryzbek, president of Franciscan St. Margaret Health in Hammond and Dyer, speaks to the crowd after being inducted in the Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame on Friday.

Business Hall of Fame

Times Media Co. Publisher Bill Masterson Jr. speaks to the crowd at the Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame induction ceremonyFriday at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville.

Business Hall of Fame

Milford Christenson, president of Christenson Chevrolet in Highland speaks to the crowd after being inducted into the Northwest Indiana Business Hall of Fame at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville on Friday.

Gary mayor hosts meet and greet, heralds a new era of cooperation

New Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, left, passes portraits of former mayors as she makes her way to greet residents and well-wishers Monday at City Hall. The meet and greet she hosted is one of several events leading up to a ceremonial swearing-in at the Genesis Convention Center in Gary.

Gary mayor hosts meet and greet, heralds a new era of cooperation

Jackie Carter, of Gary, wears a ball cap autographed by Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson at a meet and greet Monday at City Hall. Carter worked for Freeman-Wilson's election campaign.