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Redevelopment, Sanitary districts in Gary to work together

May 13, 2019 at 6:16 a.m.

The Gary Redevelopment Commission gave its approval Nov. 21 to an agreement with the city’s Sanitary District where the two entities will work together to develop more greenspace in the...

Suburban Chicago firm gets $8.49M contract for added Buffington Harbor travel lanes

May 13, 2019 at 6:16 a.m.

The Gary Redevelopment Commission gave its approval Wednesday to a contract with an Illinois company to build new traffic lanes to get to Buffington Harbor without interfering with railroad freight...

Ava Francesca Battocchio, of Chicago, takes a photo inside of the abandoned City Methodist Church on Saturday, July 14, 2018, during a stop on the Gary Preservation Tour.

Gary creates budget ‘line item’ for Methodist church project

May 13, 2019 at 6:16 a.m.

Gary officials have long talked about wanting to turn the overgrown-with-wildlife ruins of the one-time City Methodist Church into a “ruins garden” that they believe could draw tourists the city....

Gary officials split on state probe into EMS fund; report expected

May 13, 2019 at 6:16 a.m.

The Indiana State Board of Accounts is nearing completion of its investigation into a financial shortfall of a Gary fund intended for the Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services expenses,...

Council revises golf cart use ordinance in Gary

May 13, 2019 at 6:16 a.m.

Gary Common Council officials took a second try Tuesday at passing into law a local ordinance that would permit people to use golf carts for their own personal transit within...

Marching band members from Eisenhower High School in Blue Island were on hand to be honored by the District 218 Board of Education after winning several band competitions this fall.

School District 218 to seek additional $1.56 million in tax levy

May 21, 2019 at 11:29 p.m.

Community High School District 218 will be asking for an increase of nearly $1.6 million for the upcoming school year after the School Board voted 6-1 Thursday for a levy...

Oak Forest puts off liquor license for shuttered pizzeria owners hope to reopen

May 21, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

Oak Forest will hold off on issuing a liquor license to a restaurant that owners would like to reopen after it closed two years ago. Aldermen were asked to approve...

Chief of Staff Dayna Bennett, right, and Deputy Police Chief Brian Evans urged the Common Council to approve changes in municipal procedure to allow for more money to be on hand for repairs of squad cars.

Gary changes policies to help repairing police squads

May 13, 2019 at 6:12 a.m.

Gary city officials made changes to their policies regarding the way money raised from police auctions of towed vehicles can be used. The Common Council voted without opposition Tuesday to...

Gary council to approve budget transfer for new equipment for cable access broadcasts

May 13, 2019 at 6:12 a.m.

The Gary Common Council gave its approval Tuesday to a transfer of just over $9,700 within the city budget to provide additional money for the city’s media department to purchase...

Gary City Councilman Herb Smith, D-At large

Gary suspends $8.1 million EMS shortfall investigation, will wait for state

May 13, 2019 at 6:12 a.m.

The Gary Common Council has decided to suspend its own effort into investigating a shortfall that totals $8.1 million in a city budget fund meant to cover expenses for the...

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