Gary parks director no longer employed by city after ghost payment, harassment accusations trib.al/zr3jQp9

An update for anyone interested: I doubled my goal after reading 50 books by the summer. I overachieved and read 101 this year! My 2025 goal is 125 books — I highly doubt I’ll double that. Send me any recommendations to add to my “want to read” list!

In Gary, 82 people are missing, according to the Indiana Missing Person Bulletin. Friends and family of those missing in Northwest Indiana asked for more help and awareness Tuesday in Crown Point. My latest for PostTrib: chicagotribune.com/2025/01/06/fam…

Lake County commissioners to hold public hearing for convention center professional advisors trib.al/FIqSUaY

ICYMI: A Purdue study looked at multiple Northwest Indiana sites as potential locations for nuclear power. Some environmental activists and political leaders are opposed, calling nuclear power "a false solution." I explain more in PostTrib: chicagotribune.com/2025/01/14/pur…

Tonight is the caucus for Calumet Township trustee, which has eight Gary Democrats as candidates. Interested in the candidates and why they're running? Check out this story in PostTrib: chicagotribune.com/2025/01/14/eig…

Former Gary Mayor Jerome Prince was sentenced to one year of probation and a $26,750 fine today in a Hammond federal court. Prince in October plead guilty to using campaign funds to buy a house in the city's Miller neighborhood. More in PostTrib: chicagotribune.com/2025/01/16/for…

At its January meeting, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority board voted to sponsor a pickleball tournament and approve contracts for the 2025 Gary Air Show. PostTrib chicagotribune.com/2025/01/16/ssc…

House Bill 1233 threatens to abolish Indiana township government in all but one county. The bill was shared one week before the caucus for Calumet Township trustee. #nwi #nwindiana More in my latest: chicagotribune.com/2025/01/16/hou…