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City of La Porte’s Lakefest makes a splash this summer
The City of La Porte’s annual Lakefest made its return this year. The weekend was filled with entertaining activities for families and kids of all ages. People throughout the Region gathered at Stone Lake Beach and Fox Park to enjoy all that La Porte had to offer. “It’s important...
Parents can safely surrender babies up to 30 days old due to Indiana's safe haven law
Update: This story was updated to clarify that surrended babies do not always go into custody of DCS, they can go to pre-adoptive homes. The deaths of two abandoned babies left out in the elements became foundational in establishing Indiana's Safe Haven Law. After the discovery of these babies, the state's opinion on parents...
Day two of Hometown Days festival takes place in New Carlisle
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- In New Carlisle, an annual summertime festival is bringing out hundreds for family fun in the heart of the small town. This year is the 19th year of Hometown Days. The main attraction to the weekend-long festival is the wiffleball tournament bringing in ninety teams from across the county to play.
Regionally Speaking: Meet the Mayor La Porte with La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody
For the first time, Lakeshore Public Media is getting an up-close look at municipal government leaders across the Region with our new series Meet The Mayor. Regionally Speaking host Dee Dotson recently visited La Porte to speak to Mayor Tom Dermody. La Porte, is surrounded by lakes, a walkable historic...
Hundreds this Summer Served by Youth Group
(La Porte County, IN) - Boys & Girls Clubs of La Porte County (BGCLPC) will have served about 400 children through its free, full-day summer camps in Michigan City and La Porte. BGCLPC officials said offering such a program at no cost to families isn’t easy but help was recently...
Lutheran Life Communities: Exclusive Sneak Peek of Innovative Smart Home Cottages Coming to Chicagoland
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ — Lutheran Life Communities, a non-profit senior living and services organization, announces the expansion of two of its 62+ senior living campuses with the planned development of up to 24 new cottage homes. The new cottages will be built at Pleasant View in Ottawa, Illinois and Wittenberg Village in Crown Point, Indiana. The cottages at these two entrance fee communities are designed for modern living and long-term peace of mind.
Fusic Fest Coming to East Chicago August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th
Mayor Anthony Copeland invites you to Fusic Fest in East Chicago. LOCATION: Jeorse Park Beach: 3301 Aldis Avenue, East Chicago, IN 46312. SUMMARY: Mayor Anthony Copeland and the City of East Chicago present Fusic Fest, a fusion of food, music & fun, on. August 2nd, 3rd & 4th at Jeorse...
Pierogi Fest returns to Whiting, Indiana this weekend
CHICAGO (CBS) —The wackiest festival in America returns to Whiting, Indiana this weekend.The 2024 Pierogi Fest kicks off on Friday and runs from July 26 to July 28, honoring Eastern European culture through food. Among the festival's wackiness, Pierogi Fest also honors the role that grandmothers play in nearly every world culture. Throughout the festival, visitors will see Buscias walking around the mile-long fair in their stockings and housecoats. The Buscias will be joined by Mr. Perogi, the Pieroguettes, Miss Paczki, Halupki Guy and Polkahontas.With so much going on during the three-day Pierogi Party, CBS News Chicago has you covered with everything...
McColly Real Estate celebrates 50 years of excellence at Innsbrook Country Club
On the morning of Thursday, July 25, McColly Real Estate hosted its annual Awards & Recognition Celebration at the Innsbrook Country Club in Merrillville. Although this event is always a special one for the company, this year’s installment was particularly significant. This year, attendees also celebrated McColly Real Estate’s 50th anniversary.
Capital B Gary story: Kamala Harris’ Presidential Ambitions Spark Gary Women Into Action
Damita Sanlin has newfound interest in this year’s presidential election with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the Democratic ticket. (Photo/Javonte Anderson at Capital B) This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. Gary native Tearanie Chinn joined more than 40,000 women on a Zoom call Sunday organized by...
2 online gamblers win $300K jackpots from Michigan casino
NEW BUFFALO, MI -- Two online gamblers took home a total of $698,930 from Four Winds’ Online Casino this month. On July 9, an anonymous guest from Fenton won a $376,699 on a $6.75 bet playing Jackpot Shores in the online casino. If you purchase a product or register...
LIVE RADAR | Tracking scattered storms in Louisville and southern Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scattered storm chances are expected to gear up between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday. The storms will be slow-moving and will bring heavy rain which will increase chances of flash flooding. These scattered storms will continue into Monday. Below is a live look at...
'Justice for Sonya Massey:' Group rallies in Chicago
CHICAGO — An advocacy group in Chicago held a rally in honor of Sonya Massey on Saturday. The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression rallied, demanding justice for Massey. Massey was a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy in her Illinois home on July 6.
Illinois Bug Warning: The Lone Star Tick Can Make You Really Sick
You're probably sick and tired of hearing and talking about bugs in Illinois after nearly a year of being pelted around the clock with information about the upcoming (now gone) historic cicada emergence in Illinois. Spoiler alert: Cicada-geddon totally lived up to the hype in some areas, while other areas...
Kokomo man jogging the entire perimeter of the US | Inspiring Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — Anyone who has run long distance knows the final stretch can be the toughest, but Kokomo's Cameron Balser, a modern day Forrest Gump, has everybody beat. He's in the final miles of a run across America. Check that — not across, but around. Balser is jogging the...
Strange Earthquake Just Hit this O’Fallon, Illinois Neighborhood
When it comes to New Madrid Fault earthquakes, I think I've now seen it all. There was just a tremor that shook a neighborhood in O'Fallon, Illinois Saturday morning. I had to do a double-take when I saw this earthquake appear on the USGS earthquake map this morning. It was a 2.4 magnitude quake in a subdivision in O'Fallon, Illinois and it's been confirmed by a USGS seismologist. It was centered here.
Renewed calls to end Chicago’s sanctuary status ahead of expected migrant surge
(The Center Square) – With the city of Chicago already spending as much as $1.5 million a day for migrant housing and thousands of new arrivals expected in the weeks ahead, local activist Tio Hardiman is renewing his call for the city to reverse its sanctuary city status. For the past two years, Chicago has received more than 45,000 foreign nationals from the southern U.S. border, where border communities have been inundated with border crossers. The taxpayer costs for Illinois and the city of Chicago...
29th Annual Black Women’s Expo to Feature Career Fair and Leadership Conference
Participants invite to network, gather resources, explore career paths. Black Women’s Expo founder and executive producer Merry Green has announced a newly added component to this year’s line-up. The first day of the show on August 2, 2024, will feature a Leadership Conference and Career Fair from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at McCormick Place in Chicago. Attendees can attend career readiness workshops, panel discussions on leadership, meet with a host of employers and have their resumes reviewed.
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