Gary doing wellness check on man who brought bedbugs to City Hall
Gary Health Department officials spent part of the day Wednesday doing a “wellness check” at the home of a man who was found to have bedbugs on his body when...
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Bedbugs interrupt Gary council meeting as man ‘covered with them’ removed by officials
Constituents are often bugged by the workings of elected officials, but bringing actual bugs to municipal meetings may be going a little too far. Police officers and firefighters were called...
Gary discusses revisions to golf carts, senior center laws
The Gary Common Council is likely to revise a pair of ordinances it enacted earlier this year. The ordinances in question relate to making it legal for Gary residents to...
Gary council withdraws subpoenas in investigation of emergency fund transfers
The Gary Common Council voted Tuesday to withdraw its demand that subpoenas be issued to some city officials to get documents related to a Fire Department special fund for Emergency...
Mayor: Gary 2019 budget process an attempt to maximize tax levy
Common Council officials in the process of putting together a municipal budget for Gary are amending the various ordinances in ways they say will maximize the amount of money the...
Ambulance fee increase OK’d in Gary
The Gary Common Council increased ambulance rates and took care of a zoning issue for a day care operator when it met Oct. 2. The council voted 8-1 to adjust...
Gary asked to rectify problems in church day care center’s zoning
A church has been operating day care programs for children in Gary for nearly four years, but has only recently learned they did not have the proper city permits. Representatives...
Gary committee plans investigation of $8.1 million missing from fire department
A Common Council committee that handles investigations set some guidelines Thursday on how it will look into the matter of money missing from a portion of the city budget intended...
Public Works employees in Oak Forest to get annual 2.5 percent raises under new contract
The Oak Forest City Council gave its approval Tuesday to a new four-year contract with the union representing its Public Works employees that calls for pay raises of 2.5 percent...
Construction on 159th Street in Oak Forest to wrap by November; Cicero Avenue work may be delayed
The intersection of 159th Street and Cicero Avenue in Oak Forest has been a mess all summer, with the east-west flow reduced to one lane in each direction for the...