$26 million cleanup planned for Grand Calumet River
A $26 million cleanup of a portion of the Grand Calumet River is planned to remove contaminated sediment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced the plan for the...
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Man convicted of stealing Hammond railroad bridge seeks new trial
A Whiting man convicted of stealing a decommissioned Hammond railroad bridge is arguing that he did not receive a fair trial. An attorney for Kenneth Morrison, 68, of Whiting, said...
$8 million railroad overpass planned for Hammond’s Hessville neighborhood
Hessville residents are no strangers to stopped trains in the Hammond neighborhood, but a planned railroad overpass will give them some relief. Hammond is partnering with the state to build...
Provisional ballots leave primary results unchanged in Lake County
The results of the May municipal primary will likely go unchanged by up to five provisional ballots that will be added to the final totals. The Lake County Board of...
Lake County police officers to be subjects of TV show
Lake County officers will soon get some screen time in upcoming television show about first responders. Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. and the Lake County Board of Commissioners signed off on...
Lake County Council honors Elsie Franklin as ‘one of a kind’
Lake County Councilwoman Elsie Franklin's seat on the dais has been empty for several months. On Tuesday, an Indiana state flag draped her chair, a portrait of her sat on...
Jerome Prince preparing for transition as Democratic Gary mayoral nominee
Gary's Democratic mayoral nominee has started to assemble a transition team ahead of a tentatively uncontested November election. Jerome Prince, the current Lake County assessor, said he's started to identify...
Lake Plan Commission aims to move application process online
The Lake County Plan Commission aims to move its application process online but it will come at a cost. The Lake County Council on Thursday took a look at a...
Gov. Holcomb signs bill allowing Gary casinos to move on land
Indiana's governor on Wednesday signed a bill allowing Gary's casinos to move from the Lake Michigan shoreline. Gov. Eric Holcomb enacted a law that would allow Gary's Majestic Star Casinos...
Jerome Prince takes lead over Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson in Democratic primary
Lake County Assessor Jerome Prince is poised to win the Democratic mayoral primary, and appeared to knock Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson off the ballot. Prince appeared to pull ahead of Freeman-Wilson...