Lake County Surveyor George Van Til arrives at the U.S. Federal Courthouse

Lake County Surveyor George Van Til, right, arrives Monday at the federal courthouse in Hammond with his attorney, Scott King.

Lake County Surveyor George Van Til arrives at the U.S. Federal Courthouse

Lake County Surveyor George Van Til, right, arrives Monday at the federal courthouse in Hammond with his attorney, Scott King.

Carnival season kicks off along the Gulf Coast

Christmas wreaths and holiday parties gave way to king cakes and street parades as the Carnival season kicked off this weekend along the Gulf Coast.

Stories not stones give some jewelry its value

It's the story, not necessarily the stone or other bells and whistles, that gives jewelry shared between generations its high value.

A year later, some like Christmas NBA start better

NEW YORK | Doc Rivers left home for the holiday, lost the game, and loved every minute of it.

How to talk to your kids about Conn. mass shooting

The killings at a Connecticut elementary school left parents struggling to figure out what to tell their children.

Olazabal won't return as 2014 Ryder Cup captain

LONDON | Describing the role as "torture" at times, victorious Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal ruled out the possibility of staying on for the 2014 competition at Gleneagles.

15-year-old wins feature race at Illiana

SCHERERVILLE | The regular drivers education classes that Paul Shafer Jr. took earlier in the year probably didn’t help much Saturday night.

Radio One

Leigh Ellis, president of Radio One Communications, examines a new totally computerized transmitter onsite with a new nearly 500-foot tall tower in south Lake County from which his company is going to broadast signals for WXRD-103.9 FM and WZVN 107.1 FM.

Radio One

A crew works on the new nearly 500-foot tower Radio One Communications has constructed in south Lake County. New tranmission computers with Internet access control will be up and running in about two weeks.

Radio One

Workers raise the last section of a nearly 500-foot tower being constructed by Radio One Communications. New tranmission computers with internet access control will be up and running in about two weeks.

Radio One

Radio One Communications built a new 500-foot tall radio and celluar phone transmission tower in south Lake County next the its 300-foot tower. All new tranmission computers with internet access control will be up and running in about two weeks.

Merrillville pawnshop robbed

Merrillville Police Detective Sgt. Jeff Rice looks up at a Lake County sheriff's police helicopter circling the area of 68th and Broadway following the robbery of a pawnshop Friday.

Merrillville pawnshop robbed

Merrillville Detective Sgt. Jeff Rice puts a weapon in his trunk following the robbery of a pawnshop Friday at 68th and Broadway.

Merrillville pawnshop robbed

Merrillville and Lake County sheriff's police police search near Adams at 67th Avenue following the robbery of a pawnshop just before noon Friday at 68th and Broadway. A gunman walked into the Pawn King wearing a bandana over his face, fired one shot into the floor and told everyone to get d…

Portage police investigate armed robbery

A Portage police officer searches under vehicles Thursday in the area around the Pawn King in Portage after it was robbed by a gunman.

Portage police investigate armed robbery

A police officer walks into the Pawn King on Willowcreek Road in Portage on Thursday after it was robbed.

Portage police investigate armed robbery

An Indiana State Police canine officer and dog search the area around the Pawn King in Portage after it was robbed Thursday.

Brookfield Zoo "Boo at the Zoo" Costume Winners for Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011

A tiny king and his throne, parrots, a "barrel of monkeys," a Jellyfish, a swamp monster and a headless horseman were among Saturday's costume winners at Brookfield Zoo on Oct. 22.