Competitive eaters test their mettle, stomachs at the Lake County Fair
Ariana Benitez, of Griffith, will be the first to tell you that she’ll be at a buffet with friends or family, and as they’re ready to pay the bill, she’s...
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Hobart: Tom Lounges’ Record Bin, Cafe 339, Festival Park
There was a time that much in Hobart revolved around the gridiron. Thousands upon thousands of rabid high school football fans would pack into the WPA-built Brickie Bowl on East...
Crown Point mayor: 109th Avenue widening will help relieve traffic congestion
Residents along 109th Avenue in Crown Point will start to see relief from traffic congestion as early as this fall, according to Mayor Dave Uran. Uran at his monthly talk...
Valparaiso: Theater, booze and go-carts
There’s a joke Dave Uran, mayor of Crown Point, Ind., likes to tell constituents when discussing redevelopment plans for his city, only he’s really kind of not joking: “If Valparaiso...
Frying is key when it comes to food at the Lake County Fair
To be honest, there’s really not any special voodoo that goes into deep-frying the perfect confection, but the Ogrodowskis have sharpened their technique enough that people may be convinced there...
Crown Point council mulls zoning variance for former Helix Hydraulics property
The fix for a zoning dispute between the City of Crown Point and a former business owner appears to be a matter of semantics. Hank Nyenhuis, the former owner of...
Cincinnati man drowns at Portage beach
A Cincinnati man drowned at the Portage Lakefront Riverwalk on Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon. Indiana Conservation Officer Terri Millefoglie said that law enforcement officers were called to the river walk...
Gary teens killed in Merrillville
Two Gary teens were fatally shot within a minute of each other in Merrillville early Sunday morning. Merrillville Police Det. Sgt. Ray Smith said Sunday that Rickey J. Nelson, 16,...
Monee home invasion suspect surrenders in Gary: police
Police in Gary have arrested a Chicago man whose DNA was found after an Illinois home invasion almost year ago, a release said. The Monee, Ill., police sent information to...
Lake County Fair opens to perfect weather, plenty of visitors
He may not have known it right then, but Marshall Harris may have been the first person saved him Friday from the excesses of the Lake County Fair. Rosie Burns,...