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Festival of the Lakes offers carnival mega pass

HAMMOND | Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr., Hammond Parks and Recreation Department, and Modern Midways are pleased to announce the return of the carnival Mega Pass for use at the 10th annual Festival of the Lakes.

Ill. House approves guns plan opposed by governor

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | Gun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances — including Chicago's ban …

John Roberts Indiana Commencement Address

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts gives the commencement address on Friday, May 24, 2013, at LaLumiere School in LaPorte, Ind. Roberts, a 1973 graduate of the school, told the graduating class that persistence was more important than intelligence, education and talent, because ma…

John Roberts Indiana Commencement Address

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts gives the commencement address on Friday, May 24, 2013, at LaLumiere School in LaPorte, Ind. Roberts, a 1973 graduate of the school, told the graduating class that persistence was more important than intelligence, education and talent, because ma…

John Roberts Indiana Commencement Address

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts walks through the crowd after giving the commencement address on Friday, May 24, 2013, at LaLumiere School in LaPorte, Ind. Roberts, a 1973 graduate of the school, told the graduating class that persistence was more important than intelligence, e…

John Roberts Indiana Commencement Address

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts waves after giving the commencement address on Friday, May 24, 2013, at LaLumiere School in LaPorte, Ind. Roberts, a 1973 graduate of the school, told the graduating class that persistence was more important than intelligence, education and talen…

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Miller Bakery Cafe reopens

GARY | Chicago restaurant management veteran Jack Strode and family have reopened the Miller Bakery Café in Gary. Strode has managed iconic Chicago restaurants including Smith and Wollensky, Rosebud Prime and the Cheesecake Factory. He is also the third generation of his family to grow up al…

Miller Bakery Cafe reopens

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Mayor Freeman-Wilson Recognizes National EMS Week with proclamation ceremony

GARY | Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson assembled a host of Gary EMS workers and Gary Fire Department staff at city Hall to read a proclamation recognizing EMS Week in the City of Gary on Wednesday.

Mayor Freeman-Wilson Recognizes National EMS Week with proclamation ceremony

Gary EMS staffers pose with Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson in observance of National EMS Week.

Hospital sponsors annual EMS Week celebration

The Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point Emergency Medical Services Academy, which trains most paramedics and emergency medical technicians in south Lake County, annually sponsors a cookout in honor of National Emergency Services Week, which was May 19 to 26 this … Continue reading →

Chesterton Health and Emergency Center salutes EMS Week

As part of a National Emergency Medical Services Week observance on May 23, Superior Ambulance Service provided breakfast for paramedics and Chesterton firefighters, who celebrated at the Chesterton Health and Emergency Center, 770 Indian Boundary Road, Chesterton. Superior Ambulance has … C…

Stocks head lower, market on track for weekly loss

FILE - In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, file photo, Trader Donato Cuttone works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the close of trading. Asian shares traded erratically Friday May 24, 2013 but European markets found their footing, a day after global stocks were routed by unexpec…

Stocks head lower, market on track for weekly loss

The stock market headed slightly lower Friday, keeping on track for its first weekly loss in a month.

For 1st time since '82, 3 US men qualify in Paris

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2011, file photo, Jack Sock, of the United States, returns a shot to Marc Gicquel of France, during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Sock qualified for the French Open tennis tournament, which starts Sunday. AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

For 1st time since '82, 3 US men qualify in Paris

Three U.S. men have qualified for the French Open for the first time in more than 30 years.

Woman in Berlusconi denies her own statements

Karima el Mahroug stands in a court in Milan, Italy, Friday, May 24, 2013. The woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal has denied in court ever telling a former roommate that she had sex with the then-premier. Karima el Mahroug appeared for a second day of testimony…

Woman in Berlusconi denies her own statements

The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness stand Friday, denying her own sworn descriptions of racy escapades at his `'bunga bunga" parties and long lists of expensive jewelry and watc…

Vincent

Vincent Pena, a student at Gary's 21st Century Charter School, has earned 60 credits to complete his Associate's degree at Ivy Tech through the Dual Credit program.

16 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

Sixteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said.

Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market

Delta Air Lines is opening a $1.4 billion terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market.