Tax sails; veto fails

Lake County Commissioner Mike Repay, D-Hammond, responds to comments about his recent decision not to support the veto of a local income tax in his office at the Lake County Government Complex in Crown Point.

EDITORIAL: Local input should influence Illiana design

Already, opponents are lining up against the Illiana Expressway, even before the actual route is chosen. The opposition is premature at best.

RICH JAMES: Raykovich has baggage, so send him packing

One of the guys at the heart of the East Chicago sidewalks-for-votes scandal wants to get into Lake County government.

RICH JAMES: Commissioners, not NRA, run Lake County

Starting today, Times readers will see a new columnist, Rich James, on A3 on Sundays and Wednesdays, in the spot formerly occupied by the late Mark Kiesling's columns.

Scheub's victory is one for the ages

CROWN POINT | Lake County Commissioner Gerry Scheub may be in the autumn of his years, but he was in season with voters.

Scheub complains about fat E-911 contingency costs

CROWN POINT | Lake County Commissioner Gerry Scheub, D-Crown Point, is questioning whether the estimated cost of constructing a proposed E-911 emergency communications command center is more than $1.6 million too high.

Lake County may borrow $15.5M from Porter County

CROWN POINT | Lake County government soon may be indebted to Porter County, literally.

Democratic 3rd District Lake County commissioner candidates in photo finish

HAMMOND | The Democratic primary race for 3rd District Lake County commissioner was too close to call Tuesday night, with Lake County Councilman Michael C. Repay leading North Township board member Richard J. Novak by only double digits.

1,247 days into trash-to-ethanol contract, little to show for it

Lake County Solid Waste Management District Board meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lake County Government Complex in Crown Point to discuss the future of the 1,247-day-old trash-to-ethanol contract, The Times provides a look at the time and some of the events that have come to pass.A timeline…

I'm glad we vetoed local option income tax

My dictionary defines "option" as "a freedom of choice," the right to choose! Yet, because Lake County's commissioners in 2007 vetoed a proposed local option income tax, your governor and state officials enacted legislation to freeze the general fund levy of all of Lake County's cities, town…