Munster voters reminded of Monday sign-up deadline

MUNSTER | Election officials remind town residents if they aren't yet registered to vote, they only have a few days left to apply to cast a ballot in next month's school referendum.

Two new Republicans seated on Lake elections board

CROWN POINT | The Lake County elections board will greet two new Republican members Tuesday when it convenes to set up polling places for this spring's school referendum in Munster.

Nicholas Gasparovic will leave Lake County elections board

CROWN POINT | The changing of the guard continues at the Lake County elections board.

Longtime Lake elections chief to step down

CROWN POINT | Lake County Elections Director Sally LaSota will retire next month.

Primary voters friended the 'new' Mike Brown as Lake recorder

CROWN POINT | Lake County politicians were scratching their heads Wednesday over voters rejecting the well-known former sheriff Roy Dominguez's bid to return to public office, but embracing a 28-year-old virtual unknown who Dominguez is widely believed to have thrown on the ballot as a prank.

Lake County recorder's race yields surprising result

CROWN POINT | The biggest upset of Tuesday night may have been in the Lake County recorder's race.

Michelle R. Fajman

Little office, big fight for Lake County recorder

CROWN POINT | Two of the five Democratic candidates for Lake County recorder are waging an all-out battle over an office with limited public impact.

Michelle Fajman

Lake County recorder's documents go digital

CROWN POINT | Lake County Recorder Michelle Fajman said land records in her office will now be a keystroke away.

MARK KIESLING: Non-incumbents need to stop whining and start campaigning

I am somewhat surprised that some Democratics candidates for office in the May primary are complaining about the behavior of party chief Tom McDermott Jr.

EDITORIAL: Dem policy discourages new ideas

A number of candidates have complained about the Lake County Democratic Party's policy of automatically endorsing incumbents. They're right; the policy is wrong.

Lake County candidate blasts Dem chairman for endorsements

CROWN POINT | An East Chicago woman hoping to unseat the Lake County recorder in the spring primary is attacking the county's Democratic Party chairman for giving preferential treatment to her opponent.