Four-way stop at Center, 5th streets may reduce mishaps

HOBART | The Board of Works on Wednesday approved a four-way stop sign request from Police Chief Rick Zormier.

Main Street south of City Hall closed to traffic starting today

HOBART | A portion of Main Street south of City Hall will be closed to traffic starting today, city officials said.

Hebron continues to make improvements

Hebron's downtown Main Street has seen infrastructure improvements that add an 1800s theme.

Paula Cooper: Convicted of murder at 15, a Gary woman prepares for her 2013 release

The former Adams Street home where Ruth Pelke lived in May 1985 when four teenage girls attacked and killed her. One of the murderers, Paula Cooper, was 15 at the time and initially given a death penalty sentence. Her sentence was later commuted and she was given 60 years in prison. She is c…

071512Cooper, home where grandmother was killed by teenager in 1985

GARY The former Adams Street home, right, where a teenage girl who killed an elderly grandmother in 1985. The girl, who was 15 at the time of the homicide, was commuted from a death penalty sentence, and was sent to prison for 60 years. The girl will soon be released after serving about half…

Chicago Street shoots for the stars with debut 'Dream'

Eric Brandt, co-director of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' works with the actors during a rehearsal at Chicago Street Theatre. The cast will perform the Shakespeare comedy July 13 and 14 at the Porter Health Amphitheatre in Central Park Plaza.

Chicago Street shoots for the stars with debut 'Dream'

Kelsey Dougherty and Charlie Scanlon, actors from Chicago Street Theatre, run through a few lines from Shakespeare's comedy, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at Central Park Plaza's Porter Health Amphitheatre, while co-director Eric Brandt looks on. The theatre group will be giving a free perform…

Chicago Street shoots for the stars with debut 'Dream'

Chicago Street Theatre actors Kelsey Dougherty and Charlie Scalon run through lines June 28 at Central Park Plaza's Porter Health Amphitheatre. The Valparaiso-based theater group will be performing Shakespeare's comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' on July 13 and 14 at the plaza.

Local programmer places in top 20 in impossible-sounding paper-shredding contest

Pieces of a shredded document are laid out on a computer monitor in front of Shea Street, a programmer for Golden Technologies in Valparaiso. Street, of Crown Point, placed in the top 20 in the Shredder Challenge sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The contest gave co…

Local programmer places in top 20 in impossible-sounding paper-shredding contest

Crown Point resident Shea Street, 30, saved $800 as a boy to match funds from his father and buy a personal computer. He became a programmer and recently excelled in a national defense contest.

Local programmer places in top 20 in impossible-sounding paper-shredding contest

Shea Street, of Crown Point, graduated from Merrillville High School, earned a degree in interactive multimedia and design, and spent several years as a video game programmer. His IQ is about 143.

Local programmer places in top 20 in impossible-sounding paper-shredding contest

Shea Street, of Crown Point, accepted the challenge of developing a helpful technique for national defense by reconstructing five shredded documents in a nationwide contest.

Heart of the community -- Hebron

Established in 1890, the town of Hebron has about 4,000 residents. Five new businesses have opened in Hebron in the past two years, ranging from a hot dog stand to a fitness center.

Hebron focuses on rebuilding infrastructure

Hebron's downtown Main Street area might eventually feature a new Town Hall/community center if town leaders can hammer out an intergovernmental group to help provide funding.

U.S. attorney to gang members: 'You're next'

U.S. Attorney David Capp announces Thursday morning the indictments of 12 reputed East Chicago gang members on a variety of charges that include murder, and racketeering. At right is East Chicago Police Chief Gus Flores.

Fire hits East Chicago three-flat

Bishop Noll Institute students Catherine Delgado, left, and Alexandrea Peterson give water to residents and East Chicago firefighters Wednesday morning. A fire in a three-flat on Beacon Street displaced residents there.

Fire hits East Chicago three-flat

An East Chicago firefighter climbs a ladder truck Wednesday morning as he prepares to check the roof of a thee-flat on Beacon Street where fire broke out in the attic.

Fire hits East Chicago three-flat

East Chicago firefighters douse the roof of a three-flat on Beacon Steet where an attic fire forced residents to evacuate Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported, though some firefighters were treated at the scene for heat exhaustion.

Fire hits East Chicago three-flat

Anastasia Bocanegra holds her bird, Buzzer, on Wednesday morning after rescuing the pet and two dogs from her apartment on Beacon Street in East Chicago when a fire forced her and other residents to evacuate the building.

Hobart sanitary to start rehab work today on Linda Street

HOBART| The Hobart Sanitary Department will perform a sanitary sewer rehabilitation project starting today at North Linda Street between Home and High streets.