NIPSCO proposes increase in electricity rates
The Northern Indiana Public Service Company submitted a proposal Thursday to raise its electric rates, according to a news release. The proposal would raise the monthly bill for an average...
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East Chicago man gunned down in car
An East Chicago man was shot dead Tuesday afternoon while sitting in a car, East Chicago Police Chief Mark Becker said. Becker said that some residents near 140th and Grace...
Jury selection in gun dealer trial expected to start Wednesday
A guns dealer accused of working with Lake County officers to illegally buy and sell weapon parts on the black market will finally go on trial Wednesday as long as...
Soderquist asks to delay second trial
Former Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist wants to delay his second criminal trial as he fights to have a new judge assigned. Attorneys for Soderquist and his wife, Deborah Soderquist,...
Sleeping judges rare but not unheard of, experts say
An attorney for former Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist has argued that a federal judge violated the mayor's right to due process by allegedly falling asleep during his trial. But...
Former Lake Station mayor only candidate to file for interim spot
The outcome of Monday's Democratic caucus vote for an interim Lake Station mayor is already decided after only one person filed for the nomination. Lake County Sheriff John Buncich, who...
Former township employee pleads not guilty to extortion
A former employee with the Calumet Township Assessor's office pled not guilty Friday afternoon to charges she extorted five business owners. During an arraignment hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Cherry...
Elgin trial moved to April
Former Calumet Township Trustee Mary Elgin's public corruption trial has been delayed until April. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Martin granted the request by Elgin and her co-defendants to continue the...
Federal judge considers Soderquist motion for new trial
The federal judge accused of falling asleep during former Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist's recent public corruption trial is considering a request to grant a new judge to oversee the...
Northwest Indiana Catholics head for Philadelphia to see Pope Francis
Pope Francis will not visit the Midwest during his historic first trip to the United States, but that isn't stopping hundreds of local Catholics from seeing him. A group of...