EDITORIAL: Lessons to learn from Van Til's indictment

Lake County Surveyor George Van Til's name was added Friday to the long list of Northwest Indiana public officials indicted on federal public corruption charges.

EDITORIAL: Replenish rainy day funds for flood control

People in the Chicago area, including Northwest Indiana, have seen the wrath of nature this week. Flooded roads. Flooded basements. Commuting nightmares.

Lake officials weigh ways to spend $15M borrowed cash

CROWN POINT | Lake County officials have big plans for spending the $15 million they borrowed this year.

Lake County rural subdivisions seeing major improvement in drainage

CROWN POINT | Lake County officials were impressed Wednesday with dramatic changes that have taken place over the summer in once flood-prone subdivisions south of Schererville.

GUEST COMMENTARY: After bitter campaign, it's time to govern

It is difficult to adequately express how very honored and grateful I am to be overwhelmingly elected by the voters as Lake County surveyor for a sixth term on Nov. 6.

Van Til: Victor of all he surveys

CROWN POINT | Lake County Surveyor George Van Til won re-election Tuesday night to a sixth four-year term in office — a happy end to a challenging campaign season for the veteran politician.

George Van Til

Lake County Surveyor George Van Til

Full time on the public dime?

Lake County Surveyor George Van Til was so annoyed at his Republican challenger recently, he unleashed the worst insult he could think of.

Lake County Drainage Board awards two contracts

CROWN POINT | After reviewing bids with Lake County Surveyor George Van Til last week, the Lake County Drainage Board recently awarded two contracts to clean up areas where stormwater accumulates to prevent future flooding.

Source: Search of surveyor's office related to suspicion of campaigning on county time

HAMMOND | A federal investigation into Lake County Surveyor George Van Til involves whether he engaged in campaigning activities while on the county clock, The Times has learned.

Latest salvo in Lake County surveyor's race muddies drainage project

MUNSTER | The waters of a slender ditch running north alongside an undistinguished street in Munster are being stirred by the latest debate in the Lake County surveyor's race.

MARK KIESLING: Surveyor subpoenas may aid Republican challenger

Tuesday was just not working out for Lake County Surveyor George Van Til.

Lake County surveyor, opponent debate engineering qualifications

CROWN POINT | Lake County Surveyor George Van Til is dismissing the latest attack on his administration as just another "political press release."

Lake Dalecarlia dam rehab project kicks off

LAKE DALECARLIA | After three years of working toward a dream of rehabilitating dams in this unincorporated community, local leaders and Lake County officials gathered Monday to watch their project get under way.

Lake County needs professional for surveyor, so vote for me

Mark Kiesling's defense of George Van Til's FBI raid boiled down to attacking me for where I now work. That seems pretty desperate.

FBI raids Lake County surveyor's office

CROWN POINT | FBI and state police investigators removed a number of computers and containers full of official documents Tuesday afternoon from Lake County Surveyor George Van Til's office.

Guernsey withdraws from Lake County coroner race

CROWN POINT | The Democratic race for Lake County coroner narrowed Monday with the withdrawal of Randall J. Guernsey.

Ditch digging costs top $500,000

CROWN POINT | The Lake County Surveyor and Drainage Board worked out a deal Wednesday to begin immediate repairs to a section of a south county drainage ditch that caved in earlier this year.

St. John rejects conservancy district plan

ST. JOHN | The St. John Town Council officially opposes the formation of a conservancy district to maintain the Little Calumet River.

Opposition to conservancy district erodes Van Til's patience

CROWN POINT | Lake County Surveyor George Van Til still wants a Calumet Burns Conservancy District, but he is tiring of of determined resistance he meets at public community meetings.