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Munster has always tried to do things right

Munster V.F.W. Post 2697 members prepare to fire a cannon during last year's Memorial Day service at the Edward P. Robinson Veterans Memorial in Munster.

Picking up parenting tips

Larry Wirtz and his Bag of Tricks Magic Show kept the kids entertained while their parents browsed through vendor offerings Saturday at the seventh annual Parenting Fair at the U.S. Steel Yard in Gary .

Picking up parenting tips

More than 75 children packed the Diamond Club at the Rail Cat's Stadium Saturday afternoon as dozens of parents browsed vendor tables at the seventh annual Parenting Fair in Gary.

Ready for lift off

A replica space shuttle is just one of the many items up for auction at the old Crown Point Library Saturday morning.

Auction participants bid on library contents, property

About 75 auction visitors participated in the auctioning off of content and property of the old Crown Point Library Saturday morning.

Library Books Shelves Auctioned Off

Row upon row of empty book shelves were on the auction block at the old Crown Point Library Saturday morning.

Winds fan flames

A large brush fire broke out Saturday between 41st and 45th Avenue bounded by Whitcomb and Ross Road in Calumet Township. Fire departments from Griffith, Schererville, Lake Hills and Highland responded to help extinguish it. Several fires were burning in the area. One destroyed a shed near 4…

Fire departments work to put out brush fire

A firefighter works to extinguish part of a brush fire Tuesday near the 900 Block of Avenue H in Griffith. A business owner in the area said he initially thought the fire on the outskirts of his 12-acre property was a controlled burn.

Fire departments work to put out brush fire

Thick black smoke rises from a brush fire Tuesday in the 900 block of Avenue H in Griffith.

Freight train derailment in Gary causes short halt of South Shore service

About 35 train cars derailed near the Broadway entrance to U.S. Steel early Saturday. The cars were part of a 104-car Canadian National train traveling west. A CN spokesman said train employees would be working the rest of the weekend to clean up.

Freight train derailment in Gary causes short halt of South Shore service

About 35 cars in a 104-car Canadian National freight train derailed early Saturday near the Broadway entrance to U.S. Steel. Some of the cars were carrying hazardous waste, but no leaks or spills were reported.

Antonio Pipkin

Antonio Pipkin holds the Class 2A basketball championship trophy as the rest of his Bowman Academy teammates are introduced during a rally Sunday for team.

Rolling Into Town As Class 2A State Baskekball Champions

Bowman Academy senior Antonio Pipkin, right, and his teammates roll into town as the Class 2A State Basketball Champions on Sunday afternoon. They were welcomed home with a parade down Broadway to before a rally at the school.

Family, Fans & Friends Celebrate Class 2A Win

GARY | A long line of family, friend and fans were a part of a parade Sunday afternoon to celebrate the Boy's basketball Class 2A State Championship acheivment.

Jericho March draws abortion foes to M'ville Planned Parenthood office

Some of the demonstrators who marched outside the Planned Parenthood office Saturday in Merrillville carry signs stating their opposition to abortion.

Jericho March draws abortion foes to M'ville Planned Parenthood office

A Knights of Columbus member reads from the Bible before demonstators begin their march around Planned Parenthood in Merrillville in an effort to stop abortions.

This is a drill. This is only a drill

Workers install the second and final row of concrete blocks Wednesday night that will aid in preventing flooding of the Little Calumet River on Kennedy Avenue near 179th Street. The coordinated action of people and machinery along Kennedy Avenue in Hammond and Highland was a practice drill t…

This is a drill. This is only a drill

A staging area was set up Wednesday on Kennedy Avenue near 179th Street in Hammond. Several dump trucks were waiting to have their massive concrete blocks unloaded and put into place across Kennedy Avenue at the Little Calumet River.

This is a drill. This is only a drill

The intersection of Kennedy Avenue and 179th Street was closed Wednesday evening for a flood training drill.

Highland focuses on redevelopment, quality of life

Ken Vitullo, along with his wife, Shirley, strap helmets onto there 2-year-old twins before taking off on the eight-mile Tour de Highland bike ride around Highland last June

Fire chief: No injuries or fatalities in Chicago Heights fire

Firefighters use a hand line to douse hot spots Tuesday afternoon at a multi-alarm fire in Chicago Heights. The fire in a vacant warehouse in the 1600 block of Union Avenue forced the relocation of a polling place a block away at the Golden Towers Senior Center, 1706 East End Ave.

Redevelopment, revitalization fuel Highland hopes

More than 160 cyclists headed down the bike path at 5th and Jewett last summer on a course that would wind them eight miles through the streets of Highland for the third annual Tour De Highland.

Fire in E.C. injures firefighters, damages house

A fire Tuesday destroyed most of the second floor of a home in the 4300 block of Northcote Avenue in East Chicago. One firefighter suffered a shoulder injury and another received a puncture wound on his elbow as they battled the blaze.

Hammond families get their dance on

Dancers at the annual Parent/Child Sweetheart Dance in Hammond kick off the evening off with the cha cha slide Friday at the Jean Shepherd Community Center.

Hammond families get their dance on

Whit Sox mascot Southpaw takes it back curing the cha cha slide Friday at the annual Parent/Child Sweetheart Dance at the Jean Shepherd Community Center in Hammond.

East Chicago bar goes up in flames

Flames roar as firefighters spray water on Daisy's Tap at 531 W. Columbus Drive on Tuesday night in East Chicago.

East Chicago bar goes up in flames

East Chicago firefighters spray water Tuesday on flames coming from Daisy's Tap on Columbus Drive in East Chicago.

East Chicago bar goes up in flames

An aerial ladder dumps water onto the roof of Daisy's Tap on Columbus Drive in East Chicago.

Four dogs escaped home fire in Calumet Township

Zoey, the Chinese Crested puppy that firefighters rescued Monday, developed a cough from smoke inhalation but was given a clean bill of health by her veterinarian during a visit Wednesday, owner Kandi Sickles said.

Show dogs killed in Cal Twsp. fire

Firefighters from Lake Ridge, Griffith and Merrillville battle a house fire Monday night in the 1600 Block of Elm Street in Calumet Township.

Champion show dogs killed in Cal Twsp. fire

A dog is given oxygen after being pulled late Monday night from a house fire on Elm Street in Calumet Township.

Champion show dogs killed in Cal Twsp. fire

A Griffith firefighter ventilates a home in the 1600 block of Elm Street in Calumet Township on Monday night.

House full of animals catches fire

A Lake Ridge firefighter carries a dog from a home in the 1600 Block of Elm Street in Calumet Township.

Griffith a great place to live, work or visit

The First Christian Church choir praises the lord with their voices as the audience listens to them sing "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" in Griffith's Central Park for the Music in the Park event.

E.C. fire displaces 21 people

An East Chicago firefighter finds that a fire has spread to the attic of an apartment building Tuesday in the 4800 block of Northcote Avenue in East Chicago.

E.C. fire displaces 21 people

East Chicago firefighters work Tuesday on extinguishing an apartment building fire in the 4800 block of Northcote Avenue..

E.C. fire displaces 21 people

Smoke pours out of a bedroom window in a six-unit apartment building Tuesday during a fire in the 4800 block of Northcote Avenue in East Chicago.

Firefighters extiguish blaze at M'ville cafe

Merrillville firefighters were called to Lydia's Cafe, which is inside the Central Gyros building in the 6700 block of Broadway, about 7 p.m. after a passer-by saw smoke coming from the building. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 20 minutes.

Cedar Lake garage, home damaged in Christmas night fire

Firefighters spray water on hot spots Tuesday night at a home in the 11000 Block of Parrish Avenue in Cedar Lake. The fire is believed to have started in the garage and quickly spread to the house.

Brookwood students build gingerbread houses

More than 150 gingerbread home building kits were assembled and decorated Thursday night by students and parents from Brookwood school in Glenwood.

Brookwood students build gingerbread houses

Sixth-grade explorer teacher Muriel Hollimon, standing, helps first-grader Maris Hollimon build her gingerbread house Thursday night at Brookwood Middle School in Glenwood.

Brookwood students build gingerbread houses

Jessica Lyons helps her niece Milliana Rios build and decorate her gingerbread house Thursday night at Brookwood Middle School in Glenwood.

Suzuki Strings showcased

Elizabeth Lamb (in pink santa hat), an instructor at Suzuki String Studio, plays the piano as her students perform recently at the Southlake mall.

Suzuki Strings showcased

Students at the Suzuki String Studio perform a holiday concert at the Westfield Southlake mall over the weekend near the food court in Hobart.

5 injured after church's van rolls over on Cline Avenue

A Lake County sheriff's officer takes pictures of a First Baptist Church of Hammond van that flipped late Thursday on Cline Avenue near the Gary exit. Five people were injured.