News briefs: Holiday party, free booster seats and more
Holiday party
Holiday party
It’s a long, long, long, long way from Gary, Indiana, to the far side of the moon. More than 238,000 miles, in fact.
Dec. 14-Dec. 17
Torri Miller had 13 points and a school-record 13 steals Tuesday, leading Merrillville to a 63-15 girls basketball win over Morton.
Sophomore guard Luka Balac and a cohesive zone defense carried the Mustangs to a 47-37 revenge victory over the Indians.
SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame coach Mike Brey liked what he saw from his Twin Timbers – junior forwards Juwan Durham and John Mooney – after they each produced a double-double in a 69-56 victory over Binghamton on Tuesday night.
A missing teen has been reported from LaPorte.
Wintrust, one of Chicagoland’s largest banks with branches in Dyer, Lansing and the south suburbs, has acquired the Chicago Deferred Exchange Co., which helps taxpayers defer gains when they sell investments.
Sequence Chicago Music Series at Chicago’s Navy Pier will celebrate the holiday season with “A Blues Christmas” at 7 p.m. Dec. 19.
PORTAGE — Nearly 100 people crammed on the sidewalk in front of Mexico Lindo restaurant on U.S. 6 Monday night to support the restaurant’s owner and employees taken into custody during a raid by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency…