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William Godwin defeated incumbent Gary Councilwoman Rebecca Wyatt, D-1st, in Tuesday's Democratic primary. He spent the day touring polling places in Miller and Aetna sections of the city.

Democratic challengers shake up Gary’s common council candidates

May 8, 2019 at 3:32 p.m.

Three Gary Common Council incumbents lost their bids for re-election Tuesday in the city's Democratic primary, according to unofficial figures. William Godwin, who operates a realty company in Gary and...

Judge Grace G. Dickler embraces Robert Stokas on Monday after administering an oath of office to Stokas as he prepares to serve for the next four years on the board of education for Community High School District 218.

District 218 school board members sworn in with new oath — the ‘longest one required by Illinois law’

May 22, 2019 at 12:18 a.m.

Newly-elected members of the Community High School District 218 Board of Education were sworn in to office Monday, with Cook County Judge Grace G. Dickler administering a new, lengthy oath...

A record album signed by longtime Chicago radio DJ Dick Biondi, left, was among items raffled off during a concert Sunday in Merrionette Park that raised funds to make a documentary film about Biondi.

Chart-toppers from the ’60s, fans gather to boost documentary about iconic DJ Dick Biondi

May 22, 2019 at 12:17 a.m.

Some Chicago-based rockers from the heyday of AM radio were on hand Sunday to raise some funds to help cover the costs of a documentary film about one of the...

Gary's Memorial Auditorium at 701 Broadway.

Gary studies proposal for housing, retail on Memorial Auditorium site

May 13, 2019 at 7:08 a.m.

If Gary officials were to have their way, the former downtown site of the Memorial Auditorium would be converted into a complex containing mixed-use housing and retail shops. The Common...

Gary Port Authority eyes professional group memberships

May 13, 2019 at 7:08 a.m.

The Port Authority of Gary has been operating for just over a year, but now, its attorney attorney says she thinks it is time that it should consider partnerships with...

Oak Forest budget has $264K surplus thanks to state, but water rates will go up slightly

May 22, 2019 at 12:16 a.m.

Oak Forest city officials approved a budget Tuesday for the upcoming fiscal year that will have a surplus of $264,000. The budget, approved by aldermen by a 7-0 vote, received...

People at an Earth Day event Saturday get up close to "Yes! For Lady Day," which uses parts from an old steam locomotive, at Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park at Governors State University in University Park.

GSU Earth Day event highlights human additions to the natural landscape

May 22, 2019 at 12:15 a.m.

An Earth Day event Saturday at Governors State University focused not so much on humankind's negative effects on the natural world, but rather ways artists have enhanced the landscape at...

Council to study proposal for restaurant in downtown Gary

May 13, 2019 at 7:05 a.m.

A proposal to establish a restaurant on Broadway in downtown Gary is working its way through the review process, and that process brought criticism from a Common Council member Tuesday...

A competitor takes a practice throw Sunday before participating in the Illinois Masters bowling tournament at the Strike and Spare II bowling alley in Lockport. The tourney winner can compete in the 2020 U.S. Bowling Congress championship at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno.

For Midwest bowlers, Masters tourney in Lockport ‘a chance to see just how good I can do against other top level competition”

May 22, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

As Tiger Woods was winning the Masters tournament Sunday at Augusta National golf course, a more local Masters tourney brought some of the best at their sport to Lockport. It...

Oak Forest OKs changes to fire, construction codes in first official updates since 2009

May 22, 2019 at 12:12 a.m.

Aldermen in Oak Forest approved changes in the fire and building codes they said will modernize the regulations. The City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to update the municipal codes to...

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