Rudy Clay

Gary Mayor Rudy Clay joins Obama supporters to celebrate at the Genesis Convention Center, Nov. 4, 2008.

Best Gift Boutique

051308nbMARIA2 Natalie Battaglia | The Times MUNSTER - Maria's Hallmark stores is celebrating 30 years in business and has locations throughout the area. The munster store is the original shop owned by Maria G. Hobby.

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Tin ceilings with embossed designs can add an element of antique style to a room.

Former Calumet coach Carl Traicoff

Calumet High School boys varsity coach Carl Traicoff instructs senior Laron Bryant on the proper shooting form in this November 15, 2007 photo.

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Loretta Gambino of Schererville has her blood pressure taken at Franciscan Physicians Hospital.

Hike through the hydrangeas

Lowell at Munster girls volleyball

Former Lowell volleyball player Sarah Jonas was recently First Team All-Conference and Freshman All-Conference by the HCAC.

Lawrence Chase

Hammond High girls basketball coach Lawrence Chase was selected the Times coach of the year at the end of the 2007-08 season.

Brian Miller

Hammond Police Chief Brian Miller, chairman of an advisory E-911 commission (a panel of police and fire chiefs and elected officials). He has been driving the consolidation push for almost a year.

'From the Farm'

Philip Potempa

Jerry Ross at NASA Johnson Space Center

Astronaut Jerry Ross, a Crown Point high school graduate, leads a personal tour of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 12, 2007.

Jerry Ross at NASA Johnson Space Center

Astronaut Jerry Ross, a Crown Point high school graduate, leads a personal tour of NASA's Johnson Space Center on April 12, 2007.

Jerry Ross at NASA Johnson Space Center

Astronaut Jerry Ross, a Crown Point high school graduate, leads a personal tour of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Daryl Pomranke

Shrine of Christ's Passion: A Place for Inspiration

061008nbPRAYERTRAIL2 Natalie Battaglia | The Times ST. JOHN - The Shrine of Christ's Passion in Saint John should be complete in 4 to 6 weeks. 27 of the 40 statues are in position and visitors are already walking on the half mile winding pathway that begins with the Last Supper and ends at J…

Ind. gets 6 more weeks of jobless benefits again

Hammond WorkOne has become busier as unemployment has increased. Unemployed Indiana residents now are eligible to apply for six more weeks of benefits starting Oct. 16.

Sept. 14, 2001 Lake Station Whiting football game

Lake Station football players line up for the national anthem Sept. 14, 2001 before their first game of the season against Whiting.

Sept. 14, 2001 Lake Station Whiting football game

Edison High School cheerleader Amanda Littell holds a candle Sept. 14, 2001 during a moment of silence for the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks just before the start of the football game.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Hammond Fire Chief Marty Del Rio speaks during a memorial service Sept. 17, 2001 at Virgil Huber Funeral Home for the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Purdue University Calumet student Debra Rosado, left, of Hammond, holds a candle during a candlelight vigil Sept. 19, 2001 at Purdue to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Lynwood Fire Department Station No. 1 display a memorial following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Rabbi Raphael Ostrovsky says a prayer Sept. 13, 2001 at First United Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Chicago firefighters and police officers joined the White Sox and the New York Yankees on the field for the National Anthem on Sept. 18, 2001 -- the first White Sox home game after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Fans show their patriotism at the first Chicago White Sox home game Sept. 18, 2001, after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Tom Johnston, of Chicago, shows his support for Chicago firefighters and police officers Sept. 18, 2001, at the first Chicago White Sox home game since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Chicago White Sox pitcher Rocky Biddle, left, autographs Dave Lenart's sign before the first game since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks Sept. 18, 2001. Lenart is a Naperville resident.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Chicago police and firefighters were honored Sept. 18, 2001 at the first Chicago White Sox home game since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Police secure the Sears Tower on Sept. 11, 2001, by evacuating the building shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Sept. 11: A look back in photos

Fox camera man, Sean Gibbons, watches along with a crowd of people who gathered at the corner of Randolph and Clark in Chicago to watch the news on a tiny TV showing the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon.

Andy Shipman, pitcher

RailCats Andy Shipman

Bigger & Better

Mary Broelmann, of Munster (far right) assists Betty and Don Fredrickson of Schererville.

Bigger & Better

Don and Betty Fredrickson of Schererville look for a washing machine.

Mike Massaro, Outfielder

Mike Massaro Position: OF Acquired: Signed as a free agent on April 9, 2009. 2010 stats: RailCats -- .312, 119 H, 44 R, 18 2B, 3 HR. Favorite MLB team: Colorado Rockies. When I'm not playing baseball, I'm: Either coaching baseball (college) or basketball (high school). Xbox or PlayStation:…

Cody McMorris

RailCats outfielder Cody McMorris

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St. John the Baptist School Principal Mark Topp holds a photo during a short service outside St. John the Baptist Church for Cpl. Joseph Hernandez, who was killed in Jaldak, Afghanistan, on Jan. 9, 2009. Hernandez was a 1999 graduate at St. John the Baptist School.

East Chicago addressing long-standing challenges

Former East Chicago Mayor George Pabey, left, former President of Redevelopment Gus Flores, center, and Director of Redevelopment John Artis joined officials at the corners of Main Steet and Broadway Street to kick off the Shores on Broadway project to revitalize the North Harbor in 2008. Th…

Michael Harding

Michael Harding, School City of East Chicago superintendent

Matt Saltanovitz

Matt Saltanovitz, Times Business Editor

Senate panel would fill Three Floyds mugs

Three Floyds brewer Andrew Mason stacks whiskey barrels soaked with water in preparation for last year's annual Dark Lord festival.

Senate panel would fill Three Floyds' mugs

Three Floyds bartender Phil Funari pours beer in April 2010 at the pub.

Whiting softball mourns the passing of coach Bruce Stewart

Whiting assistant softball coach Bruce Stewart, shown here during the 2008 season, passed away this week at the age of 62. He helped Paul Laub lead the Oilers to two state championships.

Lakefront upgrades touch only the surface

From left, Bill Hanna, executive director of Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority; Whiting Mayor Joseph M. Stahura; U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky; and Christopher Murphy, vice president of American Structurepoint Inc., throw dirt in June to symbolize a groundbreaking ceremony for the …

Transportation moves ahead in region

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn commemorate passage of public-private partnership legislation in both states that will enable work on the proposed Illiana Expressway to begin.

Calvin Bellamy

Calvin Bellamy is an attorney with Krieg DeVault LLP.

2010 Year In Review

Ana Palomo hugs her daughters Elena, left, and Karina, right, as husband Michael, far right, watches after they donated their hair Feb. 24 for St. Baldrick's Foundation at Bishop Noll Institute. Ana Palomo, who was diagnosed with cancer in August, said watching her daughters cut their hair w…

2010 Year In Review

Twin 8-year-old brothers Logan Yugo, left, and Connor Yugo, right, line-up for a group photo, June 23, during first and second-grade half-day Indiana Space Adventure Camp at the Challenger Learning Center. Students also trained to be Mission Specialists, performing activities in the space st…

2010 Year In Review

Patrick Kane, right, celebrates the Blackhawk's Stanley Cup win during a rally June 11 at Michigan Avenue and East Wacker Drive.

A new space age

Twin 8-year-old brothers Logan Yugo, left, and Connor Yugo, right, line-up for a group photo Wednesday, June 23, during Indiana Space Adventure Camp at the Challenger Learning Center in Hammond. Students also trained to be mission specialists, performing activities in the space station and p…

St. Baldrick's sacrifice

Ana Palomo hugs her daughters Elena, left, a sophomore, and Karina, right, a seventh-grader, as husband Michael, far right, watches, after they donated their hair for St. Baldrick's Foundation at Bishop Noll Institute on Wednesday February 24. Ana Palomo, who was diagnosed with cancer in Aug…