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Obama promotes modest American dream
WASHINGTON (AP) — This time around, President Barack Obama’s message can sound decidedly down-to-earth. Four years after winning the White House, Obama is dealing with …Read More
See a fugitive? Text it to marshals
A local fugitive task force is launching a new program for cell phone users to text information on the whereabouts of known fugitives. The U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force is offering a new option for tipsters to provide information anonymously through …
Child pornographer says he shouldn’t get life in prison
A Starke County man disputes that he should serve life in prison after pleading guilty to making child pornography, arguing that the sentencing rules in place today are harsher than those when his crime took place in 2002. According to a sentencing memorandum filed Wednesday …
Local union sues to stop right-to-work law
A local union is suing state officials over the recently passed right-to-work legislation, claiming the entire law is invalid and that it also unfairly discriminates against construction unions in particular. The lawsuit was filed by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 Wednesday in …
Murder trial delayed when witness fires attorney
The murder and neglect trial of a Hobart man charged in the death of a 3-year-old Griffith boy ended abruptly with the defendant firing his attorney. Levi Edward Hiatt, 28, who has pleaded not guilty in Lake Superior Court the death of Comer Watkins, abruptly …
Gary approved chandeliers for Marquette Park Pavilion
GARY- The Board of Public Works and Safety approved more professional services contracts and change orders to the Marquette Park Lakefront East project Wednesday. The money for the change orders will come out of the contingency funds of the $28.4 million rehab project paid for …
Jane Ball, Lincoln school redistricting plans hammered
CEDAR LAKE — Parents expressed their frustration Tuesday at the redistricting process for Jane Ball and Lincoln elementary schools during an unstructured informational session that left them feeling rushed and wanting more answers. About 30 parents concerned about the redistricting attended the meeting at Jane …
City vacates right of way for airport expansion
GARY — Work will start this week on Gary/Chicago International Airport’s grade separation over Chicago and Industrial Avenues after the Common Council voted unanimously to approve vacating the right of way to Chicago Avenue. Traffic will be diverted off Industrial down Chicago Avenue both directions …
Merrillville planners defer developer’s request for fifth extension
MERRILLVILLE — The Plan Commission on Tuesday deferred action on a fifth extension request for a proposed 62-acre development at 101st Avenue and Colorado Street, saying the property is facing possible foreclosure. Zoning director Dorinda Gregor had received a letter from Merrillville attorney Gerold Stout …
Mother Goose on the loose
Mother Goose on the Loose, an interactive program offered on the first and third Tuesday of the month at the main branch of the Lake County Public Library in Merrillville, is geared toward babies from birth to 23 months and aids in speech development, motor …
Katie Hall funeral Saturday at Genesis Center
GARY — Katie Hall should be remembered for all the good she did and not one mistake, a family spokesman said Tuesday. The former U.S. congresswoman and Gary city clerk died Monday at age 73 from cancer. A public viewing will be held from noon …
Gary cop charged for shooting into the air after fight
GARY — Already facing termination for crashing his squad car after smoking marijuana and drinking, Patrolman Laron Leslie now has a felony charge against him for a weekend incident involving gunfire. Leslie, 27, hired on the force in July 2009, was charged with intimidation Tuesday. …
Law and Order Lake County
Hammond Eight years for molesting teenager Lake Superior Court Judge Diane Ross Boswell sentenced a Hammond man to eight years in prison for molesting a 13-year-old girl. Jaime Luis Diaz, 41, admitted he molested the girl and was caught by another young relative engaged in …
Man admits to delivering cocaine
An Illinois man will plead guilty to possessing more than 4 pounds of cocaine and being in the country illegally after federal officials caught him trafficking drugs in October on Burr Street in Gary. According to a plea agreement filed Tuesday in the U.S. District …
Man admits battering woman at home they shared
Moments before his jury trial was set to begin, a Gary man pleaded guilty Monday to battery in exchange for a six-year prison term. Michael J. Gardner, 42, admitted he battered Shavonne Leggett by putting her in a chokehold and striking her with a closed …
‘A good economic decision’
HAMMOND — Over the last decade, the city’s downtown has grown its technology base via its small-business incubator and its art scene through the Towle Theatre, and Paul Henry and Uncle Freddy Galleries, but a new venture among four veteran business owners blends both and …
