Rallying to keep six-day mail service

Indiana state Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon speaks Sunday during a rally with about 50 residents and postal service workers from Indiana, Illinois and Michigan at the Highway of Flags Memorial to protect Saturday mail delivery.

Rallying to keep six-day mail service

Bob Dugan, of Hammond and a 30-year postal worker, listens Sunday to Rep. Pete Viscloskey's Chief of Staff Mark Lopez during a rally to support Saturday mail delivery that demanded Congress deliver a better plan to strengthen the Postal Service for the future.

Rallying to keep six-day mail service

Cathy Bodnar, a postal worker in Highland holds her granddaughter, Katarina Hackett-Parker, 4, of Highland as they rally along with about 50 other residents and postal service workers from Indiana, Illinois and Michigan on Sunday at the Highway of Flags Memorial in an effort to try to protec…

Prep softball, Lake Central at Crown Point

Crown Point's Rachael Honaker can't quite reach a fly ball from Lake Central's Lily Del Toro in the fifth inning as the Bulldogs played the Indians Monday.

Prep softball, Lake Central at Crown Point

Crown Point's Mandey Shrader, right, congratulates Kendal Mores after Mores scores in the fifth inning Monday in against Lake Central.

Prep softball, Lake Central at Crown Point

Lake Central's Annabel Karberg pitches for the Indians on Monday against Crown Point.

Prep softball, Lake Central at Crown Point

Crown Point's Brittany Hulen pitches against Lake Central on Monday.

Prep softball, Lake Central at Crown Point

Lake Central's Aspyn Novak runs to third base as Crown Point's Mandey Shrader bobbles a base hit by Lake Central's Lizzie Seymour in the third inning of Monday's game.

Anti-tax frustrations aired

Karin Mason, of Crown Point, speaks out Monday night during a rally in opposition to a Lake County income tax in the 4-H Building at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point.

Anti-tax frustrations aired

Mark Leyva, of Highland, holds a sign opposing taxes while attending a rally in opposition to the proposed Lake County income tax Monday night at 4-H building in Crown Point's Lake County Fairgrounds.

Anti-tax frustrations aired

Lake County residents sign a petition and take yard signs in opoosition to a proposed Lake County income tax following a rally Monday night at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point.

Anti-tax frustrations aired

Lake County residents sign a petition opposing a proposed Lake County income tax during a rally Monday night at the 4-H Building in Crown Point's Lake County Fairgrounds.

Anti-tax frustrations aired

Lake County Commissioner Gerry Scheub speaks Monday night during a rally in opposition to a Lake County income tax in the 4-H building at Crown Point's Lake County Fairgrounds. Scheub voted against the tax during at County Council meeting April 9, but the measure passed, 4-3.

Anti-tax frustrations aired

Crown Point Republican Kim Krull display yard signs that she given away Monday night in opposition to a proposed Lake County income tax during a rally at the 4-H building at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point.

United Steelworkers Union, Jupiter Aluminum

United Steelworkers Local 2003 members rally Wednesday outside Jupiter Aluminum Corp. in Hammond. The steelworkers are in contract negotiations with the company.

Jupiter steelworkers rally for better contract

United Steelworkers Local 2003 members, from left, Eddie Medina, of Scehererville, Jake Cole, of Hobart, and Nick Young, of Knox, rally Wednesday outside Jupiter Aluminum Corp. in Hammond.

Year end stories 2012 - Illinois

Marchers opposed to the location of a proposed detention facility march into Crete for a rally on April 1.

Crete-Monee celebrates its state champs

Fans cheer a movie made of their team during the championship game as they attend a pep rally celebrating the Crete-Monee football team's Class 6A state title win in Champaign, Ill., this past weekend. The rally took place at the high school on Wednesday.

Crete-Monee celebrates its state champs

Josh Bailey, center, leads the team in a dance for the cameras during a pep rally celebrating the Crete-Monee football team's Class 6A state title win.

Griffith's demotion of police chief was long overdue

The 100+ people who rallied at the Griffith Town Hall recently must not live in the northeast part of town. The police chief had double standards in our area. He swept all the problems under the rug and let the troublemakers do what they wanted.