Gregory Tejeda

Oak Forest Fire Chief Patrick Duffy discusses a deal with the Mokena Fire Protection District during a City Council meeting Tuesday.

Oak Forest extends agreement with Mokena for fire department fleet maintenance

May 15, 2019 at 8:47 p.m.

Oak Forest extended an agreement with the Mokena Fire Protection District to provide maintenance and repair services for the Oak Forest Fire Department's fleet of fire trucks and ambulances. The...

Plans for restaurant in the 600 block of Broadway, GHA goals clash

May 15, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

The Gary Common Council may have to decide between the merits of a plan to establish a restaurant downtown that would try to cater to various ethnic cuisines and cultural...

Gary considers lowering minimum age for hiring firefighters to 18

May 15, 2019 at 2:53 p.m.

Gary Fire Chief Paul Bradley was just 18 years old and a recent graduate of Lew Wallace High School when he applied for a job with the city's Fire Department,...

Suzy Lyttle, an interpretive naturalist with the Plum Creek Nature Preserve in rural Crete Township, shows off the gifts that she and office manager Jason Stevenson gave away Sunday to mothers who visited the forest preserve.

Educational trip for family leads to Mother’s Day surprise

May 12, 2019 at 9:41 p.m.

Natalie Kazanas wanted to do something special with her daughter and son on Sunday, but instead wound up being the recipient of some Mother's Day gifts. Kazanas visited the Plum...

Beach Park crash kills one, injures two

May 24, 2019 at 5:51 a.m.

A car that crashed early Sunday into an embankment, then into the offices of the Benton Township Assessor's Office in Beach Park, left one person dead and two others hurt,...

Teen arrested in fatal North Chicago shooting

May 24, 2019 at 5:51 a.m.

Bond was set at $1.5 million for a North Chicago man who faces charges of murder in connection with the shooting death of a 20-year-old earlier this month. Marquez D....

TIF transfers allow Gary ballpark, demolition projects to proceed

May 10, 2019 at 2:50 p.m.

The Gary Redevelopment Commission has approved the transfer of nearly $300,000 from one tax increment finance district to another to cover the costs of demolition and ballpark maintenance projects for...

Gary Redevelopment Commission Executive Director Joseph Van Dyk is leaving the city this summer.

Redevelopment commission hires Gary native as executive director

May 10, 2019 at 2:31 p.m.

Joseph Van Dyk is leaving his position as executive director of the Gary Redevelopment Commission, but will work part-time for a while to help his successor, A. J. Bytnar. After...

Gary's Memorial Auditorium at 701 Broadway.

Historical Commission readying challenge to future plan for Gary’s Memorial Auditorium

May 9, 2019 at 2:06 p.m.

The Gary Common Council approved the rezoning Wednesday of the former Memorial Auditorium site to allow for its demolition for a proposed housing/retail complex and was promised a challenge by...

Gary to receive fed funds to help pay for police equipment

May 9, 2019 at 1:50 p.m.

The Gary Common Council approved an ordinance Wednesday allocating the city's share of federal Justice Assistance Grant monies. Money is given out based on counties, where the Lake County Sheriff's...

All Stories