Bill Dolan
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Munster, IN, United States
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Gary lawyer complains the state takeover of Gary schools creates open door violations hampering local consultation
GARY — The courts and the Indiana Public Access Counselor are being asked to weigh in on how transparent the reconstruction of the Gary Community School Corp. must be. → Read More
Schneider celebration to benefit veterans memorial
SCHNEIDER — Town officials will hold a series of events Aug. 20 to benefit improvements to the Veterans Memorial near Town Hall, 23800 Parrish Ave. → Read More
Walters new St. John's Twp. assessor
ST. JOHN — Deborah Walters was a stay-at- home mom. Now she will keep tabs on more than $3 billion in taxable value of the booming Tri-Town area. → Read More
The doctor is in: Lake's new health officer
CROWN POINT — Lake County has named a new public health officer to face one of the state's most challenging environments. → Read More
Lake County school board candidates file
CROWN POINT — Eight men and women recently filed to run for five Lake County school boards this fall. → Read More
East Chicago City Council loses another member
EAST CHICAGO — City Councilman Juda Parks is resigning rather than fight a state law forbidding him to hold multiple municipal jobs. → Read More
Lake officials fight over sharing the road
CROWN POINT — Decision-making for county road improvements this summer has been anything but smooth. → Read More
Deputy director will mind E-911 switchboard for now
CROWN POINT — Lake’s E-911 Director Brian Hitchcock signs off today, leaving behind a $20 million call center ready for his replacement. → Read More
Woman in jail mix-up isn't being punished, sheriff says
CROWN POINT — The sheriff denied Thursday he is punishing a woman at the center of a Lake County Jail incident that has put five employees on job suspension. → Read More
Three stepping down after losing nepotism suit
CROWN POINT — Hammond and Hobart city officials resigned Wednesday after a Lake County judge upheld the state's nepotism law. → Read More
Guards punished for mixing male and female inmates
CROWN POINT — Sheriff John Buncich has suspended five Lake County Jail corrections officers for locking a woman up in the same room with several male inmates last weekend. → Read More
Controversial union official arrives at DNC
Union official Randolph L. “Randy” Palmateer has arrived in Philadelphia to help represent Northwest Indiana at the Democratic National Convention. → Read More
Officers escape termination over inmate's jail break
CROWN POINT — Three Lake County Jail corrections officers have avoided termination over dereliction of duty allegations that their neglect allowed an East Chicago man to escape April 30 from → Read More
County investigated St. John assessor's office
ST. JOHN — Former St. John Township Assessor Melody Kikkert was under investigation earlier this year for making offensive comments to her staff. → Read More
A friend to the powerful, Roosevelt Powell dies
GARY — Roosevelt Powell is being remembered as a confidant to government officials. → Read More
Lake County strikes hit-and-run officer off payroll
CROWN POINT — A police officer accused in a drunken hit-and-run accident is off the public payroll. → Read More
Prosecutor promises crackdown on drunken driving
CROWN POINT — Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter said he will no longer serve up light charges for drunken motorists. → Read More
Farmer's Hall opens for picnics
CROWN POINT — It just got easier to picnic at the Lake County Fairgrounds. → Read More
Opponents would send railroad down the 'no-build' tracks
Residents in three states have issued a legal broadside against the proposed Great Lakes Basin Transportation Inc. railroad as the federal agency overseeing train service closes its public comment period. → Read More
A baby's cry brought Elysia Laub running
LOWELL — Heidi Laub said divine intervention was involved in her daughter’s finding an abandoned newborn at the edge of their 3-acre property early Monday. → Read More