Developer has retail building plan for St. John corner
There is new life planned for a major corner in St. John. A developer, Bruce Boyer, has plans for the long-closed dental office building at the southeast corner of U.S....
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‘Kissing couple’ statue in Crown Point to be removed Friday
The iconic “kissing couple” statue is leaving Crown Point. The 25-foot-sculpture, officially titled “Embracing Peace,” depicts a sailor and a nurse embracing over news World War II has ended, recreating...
St. John growth brings request to expand space for ballfields
Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez made a pitch for more softball and baseball fields at the Nov. 29 St. John Town Council meeting. Joined by Joe Bonato, president of the...
Trains in St. John to be quieted starting Jan. 1
Residents in St. John have been asking for relief from train horns for a long time and they are about to get it. St. John Police Chief James Kveton at...
Winfield officials look for answers to 109th Avenue traffic woes
Winfield officials are aware that increased traffic on 109th Avenue is a concern and plan to begin addressing it in the summer. Resident Stanley Fryzel appeared before the Town Council...
Hundreds gather in Crown Point to see Santa arrive by helicopter, fire truck
A decades-long holiday tradition continued in Crown Point Saturday when Santa Claus was flown in on a Lake County Sheriff’s Department helicopter to kick off the city’s Christmas season. After...
Annual event gives high school students a look at the trades
What is like to be a bricklayer, electrician, plumber, roofer, sheet metal worker or ironworker? More than 1,000 students from 30 Northwest Indiana high schools on Tuesday got a taste...
Pharmacist killed at Mercy Hospital ‘had a wonderful life. She was a fighter’
At 24, Dayna Less had the world in front of her. She was engaged to her childhood sweetheart, and she was in the first year of a pharmacy residency at...
Summertree development annexed into Crown Point
Crown Point’s City Council on Monday voted to annex in the Summertree subdivision at 101st Avenue and Colorado Street. The annexation area is about 60 acres and plans call for...
Fundraising cheered as Winfield welcomes 1st K-9
A few years ago there was just one full-time marshal patrolling the Town of Winfield. Since then the town has added two full-time deputy marshals and moved from a few...