The Times of Northwest Indiana

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  • Proposal mandates Hoosier workers on state projects

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – 2 hrs 56 mins ago  

    INDIANAPOLIS | Contractors would be required to staff statepublic works projects with Indiana residents under a proposal to bevoted on Monday by the House Ways and Means Committee. Full Story »

  • City Center sold at Wednesday auction

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 8:00 pm ET  

    CROWN POINT | City Center, a 15-acre retail and officedevelopment on 112th Avenue west of Broadway, was sold at auctionWednesday. Full Story »

  • Cline Avenue restrictions urged one week before closure

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 7:20 pm ET  

    One week before the Cline Avenue bridge closure, a bridgeinspection firm warned INDOT that truck loads there must be reducedor a "structural failure" of the massive structure could occur. Full Story »

  • Cline Avenue inspection report opens new questions

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 7:20 pm ET  

    The release Wednesday of the bridge inspection report that ledto the sudden closing of the Cline Avenue bridge on Nov. 13 didlittle to dispel the mystery surrounding its closure. Full Story »

  • Cops: Bus driver faked robbery

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 7:00 pm ET  

    HAMMOND | A city bus driver who claimed he was beaten and robbedwhile waiting for passengers outside the Indiana Welcome Center inOctober now admits he made up the whole story, police said. Full Story »

  • Crown Point becomes winter wonderland

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 7:00 pm ET  

    CROWN POINT | With an ice skating rink, Christmas tree sales anda Christmas light tour, Crown Point's downtown will look like a Christmas card come to life Saturday. And that's pretty much theidea. Full Story »

  • Christmas day off returns to Lake holiday calendar

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 4:10 pm ET  

    CROWN POINT | The Lake County Council played Santa Claus tocounty government's more than 1,600 employees, who will get aweekday off next year for Christmas . Full Story »

  • Lawmaker seeks to end tax bill surprises

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 3:40 pm ET  

    INDIANAPOLIS | The assessed value of a home would only beallowed to increase 1 percent a year under a proposal debatedWednesday by an Indiana House committee. Full Story »

  • Water leak shutters government center

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 3:25 pm ET  

    CROWN POINT | The Lake County Government Complex will reopenThursday after commissioners closed the center Wednesday morningbecause of a water main break, Commissioner Gerry Scheub said. Full Story »

  • GSU offering 'The Nutcracker'

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 11:03 am ET  

    UNIVERSITY PARK | Just in time for the holiday season GovernorsState University presents the Salt Creek Ballet's performance of"The Nutcracker," at 1 and 5 p.m. Dec. 12 at The Center forPerforming Arts, 1 University Parkway. Full Story »

  • Town of Porter Lakeshore Preservation District Ordinance approved

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 10:35 am ET  

    PORTER | The Porter Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday nightto approve a document known as the Porter Beach Overlay Zone, whichgoverns how new construction or changes to existing structures andlots can proceed. Full Story »

  • Region dodges weather bullet, for now

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 7:01 am ET  

    The first major snowfall of the season missed the regionovernight, but other weather problems are on the way. Full Story »

  • Student research measures IUN carbon footprint

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 1:05 am ET  

    GARY | A group of Indiana University Northwest students measuredthe carbon footprint of the commuter campus. Full Story »

  • Making someone happier for Christmas

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 12:09 am ET  

    PORTAGE | For most of the year, Portage firefighters and medicsare running to calls to help the community. Full Story »

  • Feds: Jail violates inmates' constitutional rights

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 12:03 am ET  

    CROWN POINT | A federal investigation of the Lake County Jailhas determined certain conditions at the jail violate theconstitutional rights of its inmates. Full Story »

  • Courthouses back in cross hairs

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 12:02 am ET  

    CROWN POINT | Satellite courthouses in Gary, Hammond and EastChicago are once again being targeted by county governmentcost-cutters. Full Story »

  • Chesterton man remembered as good neighbor

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 12:02 am ET  

    CHESTERTON | Marlene Rumbach's voiced cracked Tuesday morning asshe pointed to the backyard of a neighboring house where she sawRonald Greenfield working on a deck improvement project lastweekend. Full Story »

  • Cantrell's appeal calls for new sentence

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 12:02 am ET  

    In an appeal that casts jailed Lake County political fixerRobert Cantrell as a charitable, patriotic "Indiana legend andhero," Cantrell's lawyer asks Chicago-based federal appeals judgesto toss out Cantrell's 6 1/2-year prison sentence. Full Story »

  • Uniting to help NWI

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Wed Dec 9, 12:02 am ET  

    MUNSTER | Sharing a meal and a commitment to Northwest Indiana,more than 100 members of the area's faith community gatheredTuesday at CafĂ© Borgia to learn about One Region: One Vision andhow their united efforts will make a difference. Full Story »

  • Patience pays for Hanover taxpayers

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Tue Dec 8, 11:03 pm ET  

    CEDAR LAKE | Delaying construction of a new middle school fortwo years has paid off for taxpayers within Hanover CommunitySchool Corp. Full Story »

  • Council OKs fire, C.P. agreements

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Tue Dec 8, 11:03 pm ET  

    MERRILLVILLE | The Town Council on Tuesday approved separateagreements with the Lake County Solid Waste Management District andthe city of Crown Point and renewed its contract with the RossTownship Fire Service. Full Story »

  • Icy conditions cause several Toll Road accidents

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Tue Dec 8, 11:03 pm ET  

    Indiana State Police reported numerous minor crashes on slipperyhighways Tuesday evening in Northwest Indiana and urged motoriststo slow down. Full Story »

  • Surben Trails finally gets OK

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Tue Dec 8, 11:03 pm ET  

    VALPARAISO | It looks like the Surben Trails subdivision willfinally be built. Full Story »

  • Kettles lure Grinches, good Samaritan

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Tue Dec 8, 10:03 pm ET  

    MUNSTER | Thieves who stole a Salvation Army kettle from a DyerWalgreens can't steal the shine from a 1 ounce gold coin that agood Samaritan plunked into a kettle outside a St. John Kmart. Full Story »

  • Highland attorney appointed probate commissioner

    The Times of Northwest Indiana – Tue Dec 8, 10:03 pm ET  

    CROWN POINT | Attorney Donald Stepanovich has been appointed thesole probate commissioner for the Civil Division of Lake CountySuperior Court, effective Jan. 1. Full Story »

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