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An art contest has been announced for Gary's City Methodist Church transformation into a ruin garden.

Art competition announced for City Methodist ruin garden in Gary, commission offers $10K prize

May 13, 2019 at 5:16 a.m.

Gary city officials have long talked about converting the one-time City Methodist Church into a public garden. But now, the Gary Redevelopment Commission is offering a $10,000 prize to the...

Gary officials investigating transfer process for city funds

May 13, 2019 at 5:16 a.m.

Gary municipal officials are trying to determine exactly how much money intended for use by the Fire Department for Emergency Medical Service expenses was used to pay other city expenses,...

Lauren Price explains to the Common Council's planning committee how she wants to operate a day care center in Gary.

Council weighs 24-hour Gary day care proposal

May 13, 2019 at 5:14 a.m.

Members of the Gary Common Council want a woman who wants to operate an around-the-clock day care facility for children to submit a report indicating she does not have any...

Gary council Finance committee chair Mary Brown, along with members Herb Smith and council president Ronald Brewer talk about providing $282,000 more in funds to complete a rehab of the Hudson-Campbell Sports & Fitness Center.

Gary eyes added funding Hudson-Campell improvements

May 13, 2019 at 5:14 a.m.

Municipal officials are hoping to approve an extra $282,000 to be used for improvements to the outer facade of the Hudson-Campbell Sports & Fitness Center in downtown Gary. The project...

Construction workers building the fine arts addition at Richards High School in Oak Lawn prepare to participate in a Safety Shut Down event at the school on Thursday.

Tradesmen join students at Richards for lessons on workplace safety

May 21, 2019 at 10:24 p.m.

A group of seasoned tradesmen went back to school Thursday. They've actually been on site at Richards High School in Oak Lawn for a while now, but on Thursday they...

Jack McGinnis, a 3rd-grade stuudent at Scarlet Oak Elementary School, gets guidance from Oak Forest Mayor Henry Kuspa as the youngster presides over the Oak Forest City Council meeting Tuesday as part of a student government program.

Eight Oak Forest roads to be resurfaced this season

May 21, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

After initial engineering estimates indicated planned road repairs in Oak Forest would cost substantially more than what was budgeted for the work, city officials were prepared to whittle down the...

Gary city officials will make several changes to the U.S. Steel Yard ballpark used by the South Shore RailCats ball club, including removing the existing marquee outside the main entrance and replacing it with a new one.

Gary selects firm to install protective netting upgrade at Steel Yard ballpark

May 13, 2019 at 5:12 a.m.

A Kingman, Ariz.-based company that installs netting at ballparks, golf courses and amusement parks was hired by Gary city officials to install a new, extended netting to serve as a...

Gary police chief promises crackdown on wheel tax violators

May 13, 2019 at 5:11 a.m.

Gary Police Chief Richard Allen said he plans a "media blitz" in coming weeks to let people know that if they're living in Gary, but keeping their cars registered in...

Allison Schuette, a Valparaiso University professor, tells the Gary Common Council of the Welcome Project, an initiative by area universities meant to tell the story of Gary and its neighborhoods.

Valparaiso University hopes to help document Gary neighborhoods, history

May 13, 2019 at 5:11 a.m.

A Valparaiso University English professor is working on a project documenting the evolving character of Gary's neighborhoods. Allison Schuette, co-director of the Welcome Project, appeared May 1 before the Common...

Officials: State tax move means $300K deficit for Oak Forest; water rates to go up

May 21, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

Oak Forest officials said the state is to blame for a nearly $300,000 budget deficit the city is facing in the coming year. At its last meeting of the current...

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