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Thornridge High School Adult Transition Program student Keisha McKenzie gives a blanket to a senior resident at Aperion Care as the students visited the facility Monday in Dolton.

Thornridge adult transition students team up with 9-year-old to bring warmth to Dolton seniors at blanket distribution

May 21, 2019 at 11:40 p.m.

Students from the Adult Transition Program at Thornridge High School spread some warmth and cheer this week to elderly residents at Aperion Care in Dolton. The 18- to 22-year-old students,...

UAW Ford Local 551 official from Chicago Scott Houldieson speaks during a protest of an ICE raid at Mexico Lindo bar and grill in Portage on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.

Dozens rally outside Portage restaurant after workers detained in ICE raid

May 13, 2019 at 6:23 a.m.

Dozens of people gathered outside of a Portage restaurant Tuesday night to protest a recent raid by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) that detained five workers including...

Daniel Werner stands near a remake of "Cousin Eddie" from the movie, "Christmas Vacation" at his Christmas Wonderland-themed home.

Holiday lights display built to recall Merrillville man’s youth

May 13, 2019 at 6:21 a.m.

Cousin Eddie from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” will greet you in front of the house. Over on the roof sits Jack Skellington from “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” And somewhere in...

Crown Point City Councilman Andrew Kyres and Mayor David Uran at the ribbon cutting ceremony Friday for the Summit Street expansion into the Beacon Hill development.

Crown Point continues work on Summit Street development

May 13, 2019 at 6:22 a.m.

The east leg of Summit Street from Broadway into the Beacon Hill District commercial development officially opened Friday in Crown Point. The $1.1 million project includes a new dedicated left...

At a quiet protest Dec. 12, 2018, about 20 people gathered outside St. John Town Hall to show support for the town's police officers.

Officers and supporters protest conduct of St. John police chief

May 13, 2019 at 6:21 a.m.

About 20 people gathered Wednesday night outside the St. John Town Hall for a quiet protest to show support for police officers who have complaints against the town’s police chief....

St. John resident Brian Blazak speaks during Tuesday St. John Township meeting regarding accepting Griffith into the township. In a 3-0 vote the board chose not to take in Griffith.

St. John Township votes to reject Griffith bid

May 13, 2019 at 6:21 a.m.

Nearly two months after the Town of Griffith voted to split from Calumet Township, town council members passed a resolution seeking to join St. John Township. One month later, St....

Design firm’s architecture plan clears Crown Point panel

May 13, 2019 at 6:21 a.m.

A Dyer-based company that specializes in hospitality design with plans to relocate to Crown Point’s Broadway corridor met the city’s design standards in a close vote. Representatives for IIG, a...

Non-traditional students at Prairie State College form woodwind group with untraditional playlist

May 21, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

Although Lupe Esquivel, Ken Carlborg, Niki Juarez-Cummings and Larry Meschi all had musical experience, none of them entered Prairie State College as music majors. They did, however, meet during a...

Stephen R. Turner gives the commencement speech on "paddling your canoe" during Purdue University Northwest's graduation ceremony on Saturday.

Purdue Northwest’s first nursing doctorates awarded as fall graduates lauded at commencement

May 13, 2019 at 6:19 a.m.

The first applied doctoral degree students from Purdue University Northwest’s College of Nursing received their degrees Saturday, one of many momentous occasions as PNW lauded its 2018 fall graduates with...

Officials are unsure if Crown Point’s aging Hub Pool will reopen in 2019

May 13, 2019 at 6:20 a.m.

The situation of the city pool was again a hot topic among those attending Mayor David Uran’s monthly meeting with residents Tuesday at the Southlake YMCA. The city is getting...

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