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Gary moves forward with improvements to airport access road

May 13, 2019 at 6:46 a.m.

The Gary Redevelopment Commission gave its approval Feb. 20 to a resolution modifying an agreement with American Structurepoint Inc. to handle the resurfacing of Airport Road. Officials last year handled...

Gary council votes to support women facing abusive conditions

May 13, 2019 at 6:45 a.m.

When the Gary Common Council earlier this month voted to ban a former Lake County Council member from attending council meetings because of criminal charges he faces for allegedly attacking...

Tereza Proghi, an Oak Forest High School soccer midfielder, displays one of messages of peace team members gave to shoppers Sunday at Orland Square Mall.

‘We want to make people think of kindness’: Local students try to spur good will at Orland Park mall

May 21, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

It had been nearly a month since a shooting incident left a teenager dead in the food court of Orland Square Mall, when members of Oak Forest High School’s girls...

Gary council members were pleased to hear of a revised plan to raise money to pay city bills, in particular President Ronald Brewer (right) said he likes that the loan would not have to be as large because of $5 million extra in additional tax receipts.

Gary mayor cites EMS fund controversy as reason plan to sell and lease public safety building stalled

May 13, 2019 at 6:43 a.m.

Issues with the way Gary used its Emergency Medical Services fund were being blamed for the halt of a plan to sell and lease the city’s Public Safety Building in...

Oak Forest OKs substantial raise for part-time firefighters after departure of five in last 90 days

May 21, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

Part-time firefighters and paramedics in Oak Forest received a pay raise Tuesday to bring their compensation in line with that offered in neighboring communities. The Oak Forest City Council voted...

Oak Forest police Chief Timothy Kristin shows displays an e-cigarette device that was among about 50 or so confiscated from students at Oak Forest High School during a City Council meeting Tuesday.

Oak Forest changes city tobacco ordinance to include vape pens, e-cigarettes

May 21, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

Officials in Oak Forest think newer forms of nicotine consumption such as e-cigarettes should be treated as old-fashioned tobacco smoking, and on Tuesday the revised city ordinances to reflect that....

Gary council to consider making itself more accessible to the disabled

May 13, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

The Gary Common Council will be studying what needs to do more to make its services more accessible to disabled residents. Councilwoman Rebecca Wyatt, D-1st, introduced a resolution Feb. 5...

Gary Redevelopment Commission Executive Director Joseph Van Dyk explains to the Common Council before they take the vote to approve a tax abatement package meant to encourage Alliance Steel of Bedford Park, Ill., to relocate to Gary.

Gary council finishes giving approval to Alliance Steel tax abatement package

May 13, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

One month after giving approval to most of a tax abatement package to bring a suburban Chicago steel processing company to Gary, the Common Council gave its support to the...

Common Council members Linda Barnes Caldwell and Herb Smith both abstained from voting on a measure that would ban Jamal Washington from being able to attend council meetings or committee hearings, which otherwise are open to the public.

Gary council comes to Sparks-Wade’s defense, bans Washington from meetings after battery charges

May 13, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

The Gary Common Council voted Tuesday to prohibit former Lake County Councilman Jamal Washington from meetings of the council or its committees. The action, whose legitimacy was questioned by council...

Orland Park resident Barbara Dominick was among the 200 or so people who attended Saturday's Souper Bowl Challenge and tried the various recipes that were served up.

Ladles of the gridiron: Souper Saturday features culinary competition in Orland Township

May 21, 2019 at 11:52 p.m.

As defending champion Kate Hastings prepared to defend her Souper Bowl title Saturday in Orland Township, she reached into her playbook for one of her go-to formations. After winning last...

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