Chicago Tribune Post-Tribune

It may bear its name, but the opportunity for the town of Griffith to own and operate the Griffith-Merrillville Airport has come and gone now that Gary/Chicago International Airport (GCIA) has acquired the facility in a $1.8 million deal announced on Dec. 13.

A Crown Point woman was sentenced to 46 months Thursday for stealing $490,000 from her job for vacations, drugs and plastic surgery.

Jan. 1, 2024 marked the 135th Tournament of Roses Parade televised from Pasadena, California, a fragrant tradition of flower-constructed floats launched in 1890 to usher in the Rose Bowl college football game. Only during the wartime years of World War II and the pause of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic has the annual event ever been interrupted.

Indiana Democrats and some Republicans will once again seek to pass legislation legalizing marijuana during the 2024 legislative session, which begins on Monday.

Martell Flippins’ upcoming murder trial was delayed Friday after defense lawyer Marc Laterzo said a witness had come forward to corroborate “portions” of his alibi.

News and events from local houses of worship

A Hammond woman was charged after allegedly drinking, leaving her kid in a running car parked partially on the road, then “yelling” at the cops.

A Cedar Lake woman is facing felony charges after briefly leaving two babies in her car on May 23 while running into the St. John Target, records show.

A Portage man faces a felony charge after assaulting a teen girl, according to court documents.

A Chicago man is facing charges for breaking into a woman’s house after she kicked him out, and trying to steal her purse and keys, court records show.

Lake County Commissioners are looking to embark on a nearly $24 million bond issue for the final financing component of the planned $90-plus million Calumet Township Septic Tank Elimination Project.

Highland senior Aaliyah Keil, who is also a star hurdler, handles multiple position switches in her career with aplomb.

The Don Baron Band will perform Jan. 13 at Avenue 912 in Griffith.

In two often emotional videos posted late Thursday morning to Facebook, Matthew Reum humbly thanked the many people who have supported him since two fishermen found his crushed pickup truck under Interstate 94 along Salt Creek more than a week ago, and provided an update on his medical condition.

Gary Police are investigating the deaths of two men in separate gun-related homicides over the weekend.

Gary City Councilwomen Tai Adkins, D-4th, and Lori Latham, D-1st, will lead the Gary Common Council after its members voted unanimously for them as president and vice president, respectively.

Former Gary deputy mayor Trent McCain, announced on Thursday that he will be returning to the Harvard Law School faculty to teach in its Winter Trial Advocacy Workshop (TAW). McCain served under former Mayor Jerome Prince, who left office last month.

A judge denied bond Thursday for a 17-year-old Michigan City teen charged with shooting a woman while stealing her car.

The first part of a bond hearing was held Thursday for a Chicago man charged with rape and child molestation.

After an ineligible committee person resulted in a re-vote, former Hobart City Councilman David Vinzant was narrowly selected in a Democratic Party caucus to fill the vacant 3rd District state Senate seat on Wednesday. He will join the state Senate for the start of the 2024 state legislative session on Monday.

Valparaiso coach Ben Lieske has described Jack Smiley as one of the best players in the state and one of the best in program history.

Xavier Williams and Lake Central continue to win, entering the new year unbeaten and on top.

A woman was fatally struck when the truck of a Porter man swerved into her as she was walking near her disabled vehicle Friday afternoon on the Indiana Toll Road.

A driver taking the Calumet Avenue ramp too fast off the Borman Expressway crashed into a concrete barrier and was ejected from the vehicle, suffering fatal injuries Monday morning.

Curbside recycling collection in Portage is ending soon, a victim of the new economics of the trash business. Already, the city is using the same truck to pick up both recyclables and garbage.

Cedar Lake is starting the new year with a newly configured town council and a new town manager.

A man faces charges after he was trapped in a gas station while robbing $81.