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‘Really spectacular’: Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve on Lake Michigan to grow with acquisition
Lake County forest preserve holdings near Lake Michigan will increase with the pending acquisition of about 18 acres adjoining the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve at Fort Sheridan. Forest commissioners Tuesday agreed to buy the U.S. Navy-owned property for $6 million. The forest preserve district last year was gifted the 71.5-acre Lakeshore...
Is This the Fastest Speed Achieved on a Public Road in Indiana?
There were many consequences in store for the driver who was clocked at over twice the speed limit on a public Indiana road. I remember my first speeding ticket very vividly. I was 18 years old and driving on US-150 from Daviess County, Indiana, to Knox County, Indiana, in a beat-up Chevy Cavalier. It was during my second semester at Vincennes University, and I was trying to make it back to town in time for class. I worked late the night before, was extremely tired, and wasn't paying the best attention to my speedometer. About halfway to Vincennes, I heard sirens and saw red and blue lights in my rearview mirror. Thinking the officer was on his way to an emergency, I slowed down and moved onto the shoulder so he could pass me. However, he stayed behind me, and eventually I came to a stop.
John Deere to Build Large Distribution Facility Near Lowell in Lake County
John Deere has purchased 234 acres near Lowell in Lake County to build a 1.2 million-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility according to a press release from Coldwell Banker Commercial Realty. John Deere has spent $7 million on the site, with plans for the facility to be longer on its side...
As state seeks to resume executions, Lake County death row inmate still in appeal process
As state officials seek to resume executions in Indiana, Lake County’s one death row inmate is still within his appeal process, officials said. Gov. Eric Holcomb and Attorney General Todd Rokita announced on June 26 that they are seeking to reinstate executions in Indiana prisons, starting with the execution of Joseph Corcoran of Fort Wayne, according to a state news release.
1 rescued, search continues for 2 others after boaters fall into water near marina in Hammond, Indiana
HAMMOND, Ind. — One person was rescued and a search continues for two others who are believed to have fallen off a boat near a marina in Lake County, Indiana on Friday afternoon. According to officials from the Coast Guard, three people are believed to have fallen off of a boat near Hammond Marina, in […]
Dem chair: Griffith precinct organization has ‘collapsed’
Look at election returns and you’ll see that Democratic candidates by and large carry Griffith, says Lake County Democratic County Chairman Jim Wieser — an exception over the past several years being the town’s local elected officials, who are all Republicans. But the Democratic party is without...
Lake County Democrats backing Destiny Wells for Indiana attorney general
SCHERERVILLE — The leaders of the Lake County Democratic Party have decided who they want state convention delegates to nominate as the Democratic candidate for Indiana attorney general. On Tuesday, the county party's city and town chairmen convened at Andorra Banquets in Schererville and overwhelmingly agreed to support Destiny...
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