County shakes up Lake Ridge fire board
A restructuring of the Lake Ridge Fire Protection District board by the Lake County Council reduced the panel's size and left the current board president out. The Lake County Council...
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Lake County expects to recoup campaign finance software costs
After an eight-year wait for new campaign finance software never provided to the Lake County Board of Elections and Voter Registration officials may soon get their money back. The Lake...
‘It just blows my mind’: Viral Facebook post helps widow reunite with beloved wedding band
Michelle Cronch wiped tears from her eyes as she sat at a table at McDonald's in Steger, Ill., tightly gripping a small plastic bag to her heart. Inside the bag...
Weather puts deer harvest season in deep freeze
The coolers at Realistic Taxidermy were empty recently as the brutal cold kept many deer hunters from the fields. Phil Taylor said activity dropped off as the cold weather persisted,...
One dead in Liberty Township crash
One man is dead following a single-vehicle accident just before midnight Saturday in Liberty Township, according to police. Sgt. Jamie Erow, public information officer for the Porter County Sheriff's Department,...
Lake County councilman behaved badly in jail, should be off corrections negotiating team, union says
The Lake County Council could strip one of its members of a position on a negotiating committee after correctional officers voiced concerns about comments that the councilman allegedly made while...
Calumet Township trustee getting challenge in Democratic primary
Calumet Township trustee Kimberly Robinson will face a challenge from current Gary Common Councilwoman LaVetta Sparks-Wade in the Democratic primary for her seat in May. The women were the only...
Man sentenced to 15 years for crash that killed girl, 13, during police chase
Donnell Howard Jr., was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday for his role in a February 2017 crash that killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her grandmother following a...
Lake County candidates line up on first day of filing
Within an hour of candidate filing opening in Lake County, the field of people running for sheriff already had four names ready for the ballot. County Clerk Michael Brown –...
Dem councilman to lead Crown Point panel
The Republican-controlled Crown Point City Council appointed a Democrat as its leader during its annual reorganization meeting. Councilman Chad Jeffries, D-1st, was unanimously appointed Jan. 8 by the city council...