Center Township puppy mill trial pushed to September
The trial for the man accused of allegedly operating an illegal puppy mill out of his Center Township home has been continued to September while the defense waits on a...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Mayor points to Crown Point’s successes in annual address
Crown Point Mayor David Uran touted what he described as an "incredible year" during the annual State of the City address March 20. "We talk about this. It's about building...
Ag Day teaches Lake County’s urban and suburban kids the importance of farming
Daejah Smith curled her nose when she sniffed a bag of goat feed at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point. Like her classmates before and after her, Daejah, 10,...
Firm working on East Chicago project tied to Florida bridge collapse that killed six people
The firm tapped to design the Cline Avenue bridge in East Chicago is the same firm behind the design of the pedestrian bridge under construction in Miami that collapsed Thursday...
Shaving it all off for charity
Dakota Martin, 13, looked straight ahead as he took the barber chair Friday in the Crown Point High School cafeteria. The Taft Middle School student grinned slightly and continued to...
Irish pub in Crown Point ready for ‘all hands on deck’ day to celebrate heritage
Irish traditions run through Paul Kelley's veins. The owner of Matey's Irish Pub in Crown Point was born Irish, and he said his family lineage can be traced back to...
Lake settles compensation lawsuit for court employees
Lake County's court employees will keep their current total pay and be eligible for future countywide raises in a settlement of the lawsuit over worker compensation filed by judges last...
Lake County sells about 1,400 properties at tax sale
Bidders paid more than $3.6 million for 1,366 properties during the three-day Lake County Commissioners' tax certificate sale that ended March 15. The county had 11,846 properties on the auction...
Lake County Council imposes waiting period for new hires
A work-around for the vetoed 2018 hiring freeze of non-essential county workers was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Lake County Council. The new ordinance requires department heads to wait 14...
Victims of Kankakee River flooding haunted by floating garbage, ruined property and washed out roads
When Bill Voyles looks over his flooded Ramsey Road homestead he sees more than knee-deep water destroying everything he worked to build. He sees his retirement derailed. At 72, Voyles...