Lowell looking to expand Town Hall parking lot

LOWELL | The Lowell Town Council has received quotes for extending Town Hall parking lot to adjacent property to the east, where the Old Grade School was razed earlier this year.

Construction begins of parking lot for Crown Point library

CROWN POINT | Construction of an off-site parking lot is under way in a final phase of work related to the new city library in the 100 block of North Main Street.

Crown Point library off-site parking lot site ordered secured by IDEM

CROWN POINT | Library officials have been told to secure the site of a proposed off-site parking lot where two vacant buildings had been scheduled for demolition.

In living color

Theresa Tamez, 13, of Crete, creates a flower at the Crete Public Library's annual Paint the Parking Lot event Tuesday.

Crete kids go crazy with paint

Lacey Urbikas, 4, of Crete, paints her feet to leave footprints at the Crete Public Library's annual Paint the Parking Lot event Tuesday.

Crete Public Library's annual Paint the Parking Lot

CRETE | Crete resident Curtiss Croslley II assists his son Curtiss Crossley III at the Crete Public Library's annual Paint the Parking Lot event Tuesday, June 26, 2012.

Crete Public Library's annual Paint the Parking Lot

CRETE | Crete resident Chris Dignan wipes paint off his two-year-old daughter Ava at the Crete Public Library's annual Paint the Parking Lot event Tuesday, June 26, 2012.

Crete Public Library's annual Paint the Parking Lot

CRETE | Eight-year-old Abbi Charon of Crete works on her artful creation at the Crete Public Library's annual Paint the Parking Lot event Tuesday, June 26, 2012.

Proposed Crown Point Library employee parking lot on hold

CROWN POINT | The design of a proposed off-site library parking lot downtown is headed back to the drawing board after concerns were raised about safety and traffic congestion.

Storms dump as much as 4 inches of rain on region

Floodwaters begin to recede Thursday in the parking lot at the Southlake YMCA in Crown Point.

Interactive: What does accessibility look like?

"Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires public accommodations to provide goods and services to people with disabilities on an equal basis with the rest of the general public. The goal is to afford every individual the opportunity to benefit from our country's businesses an…