Teresa Auch Schultz

Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. talks with city engineer Dean Button about the size difference of the current City Hall and the First Midwest building.

Hammond city officials tour building proposed for City Hall

May 13, 2019 at 6:42 a.m.

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. pushed his effort to move City Hall downtown by giving City Council members a tour of the old First Midwest Bank building Friday afternoon. McDermott...

Schererville man faces charge of sex trafficking of minors

May 10, 2019 at 1:15 a.m.

A Schererville man is accused of paying for girls as young as 15 to be brought to his house for sex on multiple occasions last year, according to a probable...

File photo. Three Lake County residents who defrauded banks, including Bank of America, through a mortgage scheme say they shouldn't have to pay restitution.

Mortgage fraud defendants say banks aren’t victims

May 13, 2019 at 6:41 a.m.

Three local businesspeople facing sentencing for taking part in a widespread mortgage fraud case say they shouldn't have to pay restitution because of the careless practices by banks that led...

Hammond Water Department Sample Supervisor Darcy Johns takes a water sample which will be sent to an outside lab for approximately six different tests.

Local officials say lead not a problem in drinking water

May 13, 2019 at 6:41 a.m.

Flint, Mich., has sparked national attention with the increased levels of lead found in the city's water supply, an issue that can cause serious health issues for children. Officials in...

Feds say Crown Point company defrauded Medicare

May 13, 2019 at 6:41 a.m.

The federal government has seized almost $2 million from the bank accounts of a Crown Point ambulance company accused of defrauding Medicare. According to a complaint filed Wednesday in the...

State lawsuit: Lake County homeowners defrauded in tax sale scheme

May 13, 2019 at 6:41 a.m.

The Indiana Attorney General's office is going after three companies that officials say defrauded four Lake County homeowners, along with others across the state, to the tune of more than...

Granddaughter Colleen Watson of New Berlin, Wis., and daughter Pamela Frazier of Munster of donor Patricia Kelly listen as students sing "Over the Rainbow".

IUN medical students honor anatomy donors

May 13, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

Jo Carol Kimery thought her final goodbye to her longtime family friend came when her family told doctors they were ready to have Lyle Eaton's body taken to be donated...

Hammond investigates molestation claim at St. Casimir School

May 10, 2019 at 1:15 a.m.

Hammond police are investigating an allegation of child molestation at St. Casimir School in Hammond. According to a release from Lt. Rich Hoyda, a mother reported Monday that her child...

Competency exam wanted for woman charged with sex trafficking

May 13, 2019 at 6:39 a.m.

Federal attorneys want a mental competency evaluation for a Lake County businesswoman accused of sex trafficking two months before she goes on trial. The motion for an expedited mental competency...

Former Gary boxer wins fight to reduce life sentence

May 13, 2019 at 6:39 a.m.

Former Gary boxing phenom Charles "Duke" Tanner has won his bid to reduce his life sentence, but he still must serve 30 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Rudy Lozano...

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