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Majestic Star Casino to help fund college scholarships program for Gary students

May 13, 2019 at 4:58 a.m.

Gary city officials have put together a new program to provide scholarships to help students attend college. The program, to be known as Gary Scholars, will be run by the...

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson speaks during her State of the City Address on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at the Gary Genesis Center.

Gary mayor says city’s future lies in small businesses

May 13, 2019 at 4:57 a.m.

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson said Friday that the city's future hinges on the success of small business. Freeman-Wilson altered her annual State of the City address to promote various businesses...

Gerry White of the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Development talks to a gathering of Aetna and Miller Beach neighborhood residents about funds for revitalization.

Gary’s Aetna neighborhood gets revitalization ball rolling

May 13, 2019 at 4:57 a.m.

A community activist group from Gary's Aetna neighborhood, just east of downtown, is taking the lead in trying to get a state agency to someday provide financial help for revitalizing...

Gary seeks loans to meet pension obligations

May 13, 2019 at 4:57 a.m.

In what has become an annual practice for Gary municipal government, the city will take out loans to ensure it has enough money this year to meet its financial obligations...

Some Gary streets partially closed due to weather damage

May 13, 2019 at 4:57 a.m.

After nine straight days of snow recently followed by heavy rains, Gary officials said several streets have been closed due to weather-related damage. Those include portions of Clay, Harrison, Chase,...

Leaky roof forces Gary meeting cancellation

May 13, 2019 at 4:56 a.m.

Heavy rains this week exposed leaks in the roof of Gary City Hall, causing the Common Council to reschedule this week's meeting from Tuesday to Thursday. The council had been...

The varsity cheerleader squad from Shepard High School in Palos Heights awaits their moment of recognition last week at the Community High School District 218 board of education meeting. Officials passed a resolution praising the group after finishing 10th at the recent state cheerleading finals.

School District 218 to pay 3 percent more for bus service each of next two years

May 21, 2019 at 10:00 p.m.

Community High School District 218 will pay 3 percent more each of the next two years for bus service to its schools in Oak Lawn , Palos Heights and Blue...

State grants to fuel road work this summer in Oak Forest

May 21, 2019 at 10:00 p.m.

Oak Forest plans to spend about $1.36 million on road projects starting this summer using funds provided primarily by the state. The City Council approved a resolution required by the...

Yards in Midlothian are flooded in February 2016.

Midlothian hopes residents will help in flood relief grant efforts

May 21, 2019 at 9:58 p.m.

Midlothian officials want to enlist the financial support of other area agencies to help property owners living near Midlothian Creek, and they're hoping residents of those areas will chime in...

Members of the public line up to speak during a legislative open house on Feb. 7, 2018, in Gary.

Residents dig in as officials explain demolition debris landfill plan

May 13, 2019 at 4:54 a.m.

Cries of "What!" and "No!" sprang up Wednesday when Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson and state Rep. Earl Harris told residents and activists that a facility in Gary for demolition rubble would...

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