Cedar Lake News

It was a sign of economic hard times. A downturn in residential development prompted a well-known and respected developer to ask the Plan Commission for more time to build his mixed-use residential development ...

BSU added another signee when it received a letter of intent from Andrew DeYoung of Cedar Lake, Ind.

Jeffrey R. Martin faces a charge of theft for allegedly using his company credit card to buy $7,500 worth of merchandise from home supply stores because he did not get a raise he believed he deserved.

Sixteen Porter County residents, all but one from Kouts or Hebron, were among 37 people indicted following an extensive multi-jurisdictional investigation of methamphetamine distribution.

A Griffith man is being held on $100,000 bail after authorities said he posed as a police officer to gain entry into a Cedar Lake home, handcuffed the woman who answered the door and pulled a gun on her.

Trying to be frugal didn't start out as a conscious effort. You see, there are three grocery stores and three pharmacies within a mile of my house.

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My friend remarked on a short trip she took with her family over the Memorial Day weekend.

Dressed for the road rather than for a fire, Cedar Lake firefighter Tom Sobkowicz left his shift only hours before but was ready to ride for a cause at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday.

For the first time in six years, the city has approved an increase in ambulance rates.

The state tax court says a Christian campground is entitled to a religious tax exemption even though some recreational activities may have occurred there.

Many people, when they retire, take up a hobby they have wanted to participate in for years.

Before there was the Indianapolis 500 or AAA, there was the 496-mile car race in south Lake County that started it all.

Rising fuel costs and higher demand convinced Fire Chief Greg DeLor that fees for ambulance service in the city must be raised, he said Friday.

How can the town of Cedar Lake increase its employees' insurance at a time like this? Especially when the cops are understaffed and have to go on calls alone.

After waking to a fire alarm, Matt Olson ran to his smoke-filled kitchen to discover there were no flames in sight.

“We'll get through this rough road and we'll all be much better for it”

The Porter County Commissioners this morning hired the assistant director of Lake County's animal shelter to take the reins of this county's troubled shelter, while completely disbanding the 15-member board ... via Chesterton Tribune

“I just finished 'Brett Favre: The Tribute.' I think it was put out by Sports Illustrated? "I'm a big (Green Bay) Packers fan, like my father before me and his father before him. I've just always admired Favre, so I enjoyed reading more about him.”

I'm a book lover, a reading fanatic. Reading has been one of my passions since the first grade. via Post Tribune

“It's very close at this point”

By DIANE KRIEGER SPIVAK Post-Tribune staff writer Incumbent District 19 State Rep. via Post Tribune

“Some businesses are still employing illegal workers and not paying into the tax system, or not paying properly. Millions in tax dollars that could be collected is going ignored.”

By DIANE KRIEGER SPIVAK Post-Tribune staff writer Democratic candidate, retired Newton County Sheriff Myron Sutton, 43, is in his second run for the District 15 representative spot, losing to Republican Don ... via Post Tribune