It’s the end of March. The Indiana General Assembly will finalize its two-year budget by the end of April. Public input is needed now (while discussions are still taking place) to protect the financial well-being of public schools.
Charges have been dropped against two Chicago men — one a freelance photographer — arrested during a January Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest.
Officials said skeletal remains were found in Gary’s Midtown section.
When the Titanic set sail in 1912, the “onboard storage pantry” had 40,000 eggs. Today, in 2025, we’ve had much murmuring about the price of eggs being as costly as $8 a dozen or more because of the avian bird flu. Of course, a dozen eggs in 1912 cost around 37 cents.
A Lake County Magistrate denied a Gary man’s bid for post-conviction relief Thursday, who fatally killed a Gary police officer in 2014, court records show.
A truck driver hauling a trailer filled with 127 cows took a ramp too fast Friday morning, police said, tipping the trailer and snarling traffic at the Interstate 65 and Interstate 80/94 interchange for much of the day.
Legislation is pending in the state Senate that would allow Gary Public Transportation Corp. to expand service across county lines.
New Chicago and Hobart Township officials will open bids for the demolition of the century-old New Chicago Town Hall on April 4 at the Hobart Township Trustee’s office, 1421 W. 37th Ave. in Hobart.
Valparaiso’s responsible bidding practices continue as a topic of debate by the Valparaiso City Council and Mayor Jon Costas, with a majority of the Democratic-led council favoring a more restrictive ordinance and Costas voicing concerns that the measure could dampen development within the city.
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