Month: July 2019
Polka Party returns to Hammond Marina for Festival of the Lakes
Everybody polka at the Festival of the Lakes this year.
7 arrested in vandalism of popular Chicago ‘Bean’ sculpture
CHICAGO (AP) — Police in Chicago have arrested seven people suspected of spray-painting graffiti on two downtown landmarks, including the popular giant metallic sculpture known as “The Bean.”
Cannabis church leader lights up bid for Indiana governor
Marijuana legalization definitely will be an issue in next year’s Indiana gubernatorial election if First Church of Cannabis founder Bill Levin makes the ballot.
It’s a clean slate for Porter County election board as it swears in new members
VALPARAISO — Porter County has been given a clean slate to run off as the newly formed Board of Elections and Registration swore in its members and employees Monday.
Buttigieg to address national convention of young Democrats in Indianapolis
The only Hoosier seeking the Democratic presidential nomination will be the keynote speaker when the Young Democrats of America convene in Indiana’s capital city for the first time in the organization’s 87-year history.
UPDATE: 58-year-old man found inside burning house, cause of death unknown, officials say
GARY — Fire officials say they found a 58-year-old man inside of a burning house early Tuesday, encountering “heavy smoke and flames upon arrival.”
Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor handles rubber-tire gantry cranes for first time in history
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor dates back nearly a half-century but is still experiencing firsts.
Stowaway dies after falling from Kenya Airways plane, plunging into London garden
The body of man believed to be a flight stowaway was discovered in a residential garden in London Sunday.