Bears rally for 16-14 victory over winless Cardinals
GLENDALE, Arizona — Another opportunistic day by the Chicago defense has the Bears at 2-1 and alone in first place in the NFC North for the first time since late in the 2013 season.
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Porter County cracking down on workers’ overtime
VALPARAISO — Employee overtime, approved as compensatory time off, has been an issue for Porter County government for years. A new policy adopted last week by the Board of Commissioners aims to get this under control.
VOLLEYBALL: Dixon family leads Boone Grove volleyball programs
Sydney Dixon plays on the Boone Grove girls volleyball team, her brother Logan plays on the boys volleyball team and their mom Christine coaches the boys.
Alzheimer’s walk raises more than $138,000
CROWN POINT — Noel Pina, of East Chicago, and more than 700 other people took his mother, Julia Pina for a walk at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point.
History professor and evangelical, John Fea, ponders far right’s loyalty to President Trump
As a Christian evangelical and an American historian, John Fea, chairman of the history department at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, sought to understand why 80 percent of evangelicals voted for Donald Trump and have deeply aligned themselves to one …
Porter County donates to USS Indiana commissioning
VALPARAISO — Porter County is shipping gifts to Florida to support the Sept. 29 commissioning of the new USS Indiana submarine.
No one hurt in Hebron house fire
HEBRON — No one was injured in a house fire Sunday afternoon in the 500 block of west Jackson Street.
Porter County advancing numerous drainage projects
VALPARAISO — When Jim Phares ripped out a failed weir in Jackson Township earlier this year, he did Porter County a favor despite not getting permission first.
Lake County group gets $226K to address food deserts
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — A Northwest Indiana philanthropic foundation has won a more than $226,000 federal grant to address food deserts in Gary and East Chicago, in part by expanding access to locally-grown produce.
Police: DeMotte man drove wrong way on Indiana Toll Road
HAMMOND — An Indiana State Police trooper was on the Indiana Toll Road when he saw headlights coming straight toward him Friday night.