Gregory Tejeda

The Gary Land Co. building as it looks today across from Gary's City Hall.

Gary considers turning first building into city’s first historic district

June 11, 2019 at 1:42 p.m.

Gary officials are contemplating the development of historic districts around buildings of significance and they want to begin their efforts with the Gary Land Co. building, the city's original structure....

Gary plans to use the Public Safety building as collateral to pay bills

June 7, 2019 at 8:13 p.m.

The Gary Common Council took what may well be its last vote related to a plan to use the city's Public Safety Building as part of a financial plan to...

Fire Department fund transfer approved in Gary

June 6, 2019 at 7:34 p.m.

Gary officials went out of their way Tuesday to make a transfer of funds within the overall city budget public. The move, which was approved without opposition, calls for shifting...

Preparation for the opening of Lake Street Beach shown recently in Gary next to Miller Woods Trail in the Indiana Dunes National Park in Gary.

Gary beaches open: New rules say children must be within arm’s reach of an adult

June 6, 2019 at 6:39 p.m.

People planning to bring their children to either the Lake Street or Marquette Park beaches in Gary should know of a new policy being implemented this summer that requires children...

Redevelopment Commission member Pastor Marion Johnson, from left, explains procedures Wednesday to new Redevelopment members Adam Hall and Jeremiah King.

Gary Redevelopment takes on two new members

June 6, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

A lifelong Gary resident and teacher and a Los Angeles native with a background in urban development who moved to Gary two years ago are the new members of the...

Benjamin Basile, of Calumet College of St. Joseph in Whiting, Ind., presides over a sunrise service last weekend while Cub and Boy Scouts from Annunciata Church in Chicago's East Side neighborhood conduct a flag ceremony at Wolf Lake in Chicago.

Nature enthusiasts tout Wolf Lake at bi-state festival for 19th consecutive year

May 31, 2019 at 7:59 p.m.

Environmental activists spent part of their Memorial Day weekend celebrating the natural beauty of Wolf Lake, while trying to get other people – particularly young ones – to see what...

Lake Street makeover to resume in June

May 30, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Miller Beach neighborhood residents in Gary may have thought the reconstruction of Lake Street was completed in 2018, only to have Gary city officials inform them Wednesday that the project...

A youth wrestling program currently housed at Oak Forest City Hall will move to the city's community center as part of a move in which the city is transferring ownership of the center to the Oak Forest Park District.

Oak Forest gives community center to Park District in move that clears space for police at Village Hall

May 29, 2019 at 11:06 p.m.

Oak Forest city officials approved the transfer Tuesday of the city's community center to the Oak Forest Park District. Aldermen voted 6-0, with one City Council member abstaining, to approve...

Author, city planner and urban designer Jeff Speck prepares to speak to an audience about making Hammond a "walkable city" Tuesday, May 28, 2019.

Planners contend future of Hammond’s downtown best served by its history

May 29, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

A pair of urban planners retained by the city to revitalize the city's downtown business district said Tuesday that the key to a bolstered Hammond could well be in following...

Elgin man killed in two-vehicle crash on McLean Boulevard Sunday morning

May 28, 2019 at 10:06 p.m.

An Elgin man is dead following an accident Sunday in which the SUV he was driving collided with another vehicle, the Elgin Police Department said. The incident occurred about 10:45...

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