A column last month about our family’s annual summer fishing vacations to far north Orr, Minnesota, captured reader interest and netted some questions too.
From the Farm: Richardson’s Shangri-La Resort inspires with memories, wild rice recipe
Day: November 1, 2024
5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears’ Week 9 game, including key injury updates — plus our predictions
Keep an eye on Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus, the injury-riddled offensive line and a key Arizona Cardinals defensive player in the Week 9 matchup.
New Lenox carjacking victim recovering as man charged faces Nov. 12 court date
Kyle Sears has a Nov. 12 court hearing on charges from the Oct. 23 carjacking outside Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.
Griffith pins its 2025 budget hopes on state approval of excess tax levy increase
xState law allows municipalities to make up what they are losing on their property tax draw over to Indiana’s property tax circuit breaker law — in Griffith’s case a potential shortfall of $1.1 million going into 2025. To help keep its coffers filled, the town is seeking permission from the state to raise an additional $505,000 in excess tax levy. Town officials assure the $32 million budget for 2025, which passed unanimously on Oct. 29 without public comment or discussion, is balanced and achievable.
Redeveloped Thompson Center will offer public gathering spaces, new renderings released by Google show
Reconstruction of the 1.2 million-square-foot structure began last spring, and the company plans to move into the building in 2026.
As Aurora Holiday Food Drive continues, generosity the key to packing the shelves
The drive, which runs through Nov. 27, is operating as it has for years, through three grocery stores: Prisco’s Family Market, 1108 Prairie St., Aurora; Cermak Fresh Market, 1250 N. Lake St., Aurora; and La Chiquita, 1525 Douglas Road, Montgomery.
Law & Order column: Gurnee police investigation leads to man facing fentanyl possession charge
Gurnee police said they have charged a man on drug felony charges after an investigation that ended with the discovery of 2,000 fentanyl pills in the man’s apartment.
Tinley Park teacher wins national award, calls helping special needs kids ‘truly what I wanted to do my entire life’
Lauren Brazel, a special education teacher at Tinley Park High School, receives a grand prize award in Heroes of the Classroom contest.
Charges dismissed in Porter County murder case enmeshed with Lake County, federal cases
Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann dismissed a murder charge against a woman Friday in a murder-for-hire case enmeshed with state and federal cases from Lake County because he said there isn’t sufficient credible evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she committed the crime.
State representative candidates outline their campaign, goals for District 2
District 2 State Rep. Earl Harris believes experience helps his campaign, but his opponent, Ben Ruiz, believes a fresh face is good for constituents. The district’s voters will choose between the two in Tuesday’s general election. East Chicago is part of District 2. Harris, a Democrat, was first elected to the House in 2016, according to the Indiana House Democratic Caucus. He was named chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus on Dec. 23, 2022. Harris also serves as assistant Democratic floor leader and ranking Democrat on the House Roads and Transportation Committee. He’s also a member of the ways […]