Second try the charm for NIRPC exec director pick

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission hired Tyson Warner on Monday as its new executive director, capping two weeks of controversy that threatened to deeply divide the 51-member council of governments.

Shedding light on city government

Hammond resident Doris Busse shades herself from the sun at Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr.'s first outdoor Mayor's Night Out .

Outdoor get-together

Hammond resident Doris Busse shades herself from the sun Wednesday at Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr.'s first outdoor Mayor's Night Out.

Outdoor get-together

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. addresses Hammond residents at his first outdoor Mayor's Night Out.

Outdoor get-together

It was a battle to keep from being blinded by the sun at Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr.'s first outdoor Mayor's Night Out .

Outdoor get-together

Chief of Staff Tom Dabertin addresses Hammond residents Wednesday at Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr.'s first outdoor Mayor's Night Out.

MPC Luncheon

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, right, greets people after a panel discussion with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett at the Chicago-based Metropolitan Planning Council's annual luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago on Wednesday.

MPC Luncheon

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson smiles during a panel discussion at the Chicago-based Metropolitan Planning Council's annual luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago on Wednesday.

MPC Luncheon

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett talks during a panel discussion at the Chicago-based Metropolitan Planning Council's annual luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago on Wednesday.

MPC Luncheon

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, left, and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett talk during a panel discussion at the Chicago-based Metropolitan Planning Council's annual luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago on Wednesday.

Mayors swap cities for show, discussion

Lakeshore Focus host Keith Kirkpatrick talks to the audience Monday before the taped show "What Would You Do: Urban Revitalization and Community Transformation" at the Valparaiso University theater.

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Mayor honors predecessors

Former Hammond Mayor Ed Raskosky admires his key to the city while seated with former mayors Duane Dedelow, Tom McDermott Sr. and current Mayor Tom McDermott Jr.

Mayor honors predecessors

Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. presents former Hammond Mayor Edward Raskosky with a key to the city June 30, 2011 during a ceremony honoring the former mayors. Seated are former mayors Tom McDermott Sr. and Duane Dedelow. The mayors later had a private lunch.

Hammond Mayors Commission on Disabilities

Hammond Mayors Commission on Disabilities will meet Feb. 24, 2011.

House votes to kill RBA

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana House voted 96-3 on Thursday to replace the Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority with a new commission led by Lake County mayors.

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From left, Crown Point Mayor David Uran, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. and Lake County United Way board member John Kennedy meet Tuesday before the mayors have their portrait taken to help kick off United Way's new fundraising campaign at the Lake County United Way office in Griffith.