Gary takes steps toward plan to sell Genesis Convention Center
The Gary Common Council has taken initial steps towards what they say will someday be the sale of the Genesis Convention Center. The convention hall at 5th Avenue and Broadway,...
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Geminus Corp. eyes expanded preschool facility in Gary
The Gary Common Council is likely to decide Tuesday if a Merrillville-based company will be allowed to expand a day care facility they operate in Gary. Geminus Corp. officials operate...
Oak Forest OKs extra floor for proposed hotel near I-57
The Oak Forest City Council paved the way for a new Holiday Inn Express hotel development by passing three measures last week. Developers plan to build the hotel northeast of...
Eisenhower High School hires new athletic director, first woman to fill that role in school’s history
Community High School District 218 has hired the first female athletic director to serve at one of its schools. Colleen Antas will oversee the athletic programs at Eisenhower High School...
Grant effort could lead to bike path connecting Oak Forest, Crestwood, Midlothian
Oak Forest city officials agreed to cooperate with the neighboring municipalities of Crestwood and Midlothian in applying for a grant to pay for a project that would connect bicycle paths...
Gary to ask feds to help pay for City Hall roof repairs
Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson said the city will submit bills for work on City Hall to the federal government. The council held its second straight meeting Tuesday at the Genesis...
Gary youth bureau gets budget bump
The Gary Common Council may have approved a $4,000 increase in the budget for its Youth Services Bureau, but the mayor said not doing it would have cost the city...
Steel City students confront Gary Common Council over proposed waste facility
It's not every teenage girl who spends a night out with the words "No Maya Dump" painted on her cheeks. A girl, who said she was a sophomore at the...
Urban ruins garden idea moves forward in Gary for former City Methodist Church
Gary city officials have long thought the former City Methodist Church that lies in ruins at Broadway and Washington streets has a certain charm that could be exploited for tourism....
Neighborhoods part of new Gary preservation tour
Pleased with an initial Gary Preservation Tour that attracted several hundred people from outside the city to visit historic structures along Broadway, Gary officials are trying a similar event —...