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Comprehensive News Feed for Crown Point, IN.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,303 in Crown Point, IN

  1. 2 Years In Prison For Stalking By Cell PhoneRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | WBBM-AM Chicago

    ... n she had met online. She repeatedly called the man on his cell phone while he was both at home and at work at a Crown Point, Ind., gas station, the release said.

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  2. The FBI celebrates 100 years of catching criminals.. and controversyRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Daily Record

    ... today. Dillinger was jailed a number of times but was something of a Houdini and in one legendary escape from Crown Point, Indiana county jail, he drove off in the town sheriff's brand new V-8 Ford. In 1934, Baby Face Nelson joined the Dillinger ...

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  3. Lake officials agree to 10-day hiring freezeRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | The Times

    ... too many exceptions. "There was not one job where we said, 'Don't fill it.'" Councilman Larry Blanchard, R-Crown Point, who supports the freeze, suggested the temporary freeze approved Thursday. He said it wasn't a token gesture. "Some people said ...

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    Related Topix: Lake County, IN, East Chicago, IN

  4. C.P. man sentenced to seven years in robbery

    17 hrs ago | The Times

    A Crown Point man was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for robbing a Dyer gas station, the Lake County prosecutor's office reported.

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  5. Save Our Starbucks: The CampaignRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Voracious

    ... because they want to be part of something larger than themselves, but because my mother is a regular at the Crown Point, Indiana, store. When I reported to her the first news of the closures, her first response was, "I'll be heartbroken if they shut ...

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  6. ObituariesRead the original story

    Yesterday | Sun-Times News Group

    ... grandson Christopher C. Huston, and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were handled by Burns Funeral Home in Crown Point, Ind. Rosemary D. Boyle Rosemary D. (nee Joyce) Boyle of Wilmette and formerly Round Lake died June 14 at the Three Crowns ...

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  7. Mary H. SorrentinoRead the original story

    Yesterday | WisInfo

    ... Patrick Conley of Adams; two daughters, Maureen (Steve) Meyer of Lincolnshire, Ill., and Dana (Chris) Ryder of Crown Point, Ind.; two brothers, John (Joy) Cwik of Des Plaines, Ill., and Bill (Lynn) Cwik of Crystal Lake, Ill.; and three ...

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  8. It's summer, so throw another shrimp on the barbieRead the original story

    Yesterday | Post Tribune

    ... the sauce. Barb loves them. Me? I like mine with a thick porterhouse -- medium rare, please." Charlie Heinneman, Crown Point -- "I could eat burgers on the grill every night if my wife would let me. My favorite is stuffed burgers. I start with some ...

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  9. County hiring despite possible layoffsRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Times

    ... the Indiana Legislature months ago. The county is considering extensive layoffs. Councilman Larry Blanchard, R-Crown Point, said he favors a hiring freeze as a way of cutting employment through attrition. "Every job we lose this year is one we don't ...

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  10. GOP chairman polls candidates to fill ballot vacancyRead the original story

    Yesterday | NWI Times

    ... Republicans have until next month to hold a caucus of precinct committeemen within the district, which includes Crown Point and rural sections of Lake, Porter and Newton counties to fill a vacancy on the Nov. 4 general election ballot created when ...

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  11. Obituaries -- July 23, 2008Read the original story

    Wednesday | The Times

    ... maternal grandparents, Jon and Sharon Ellers of Kokomo; paternal grandparents, John and Phyllis Elo of Crown Point; uncles John, Phil and Tim Elo, and Steve Butler; and aunts Karen Broholm and Linda Newbauer. He was preceded in death by an aunt, ...

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  12. For the love of volunteeringRead the original story

    Wednesday | Batavia Sun

    ... something to be said about working simply for the love of it. Carol Jerich takes a question from Tyler Kuss of Crown Point, Ind., while stationed in the Seattle port of the train exhibit in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Carol and ...

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  13. Law and Order/Police report -- South Lake CountyRead the original story

    Wednesday | Post Tribune

    Manuel Soriano, 34, of Crown Point was arrested Sunday after he was thrown out of The Circle, 110 S. Main, around 2:30 a.m., began kicking a car door while officers watched, then tried to walk away from police.

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  14. Eight-year-old C.P. resident boasts quite the golfing pedigreeRead the original story

    Tuesday | NWI Times

    ... TV. In these ways, Yianni Kostouros is like countless other competitive golfers. In these ways, the 8-year-old Crown Point resident is nothing like most of his peers. "Sometimes we forget he's only a third-grader when he's playing," said Yianni's ...

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  15. Whiting's Pierogi Fest a celebration of ethnic food

    Tuesday | NWI Times

    ... a Johnny come lately in Northwest Indiana's celebration of stuffed dumplings. Cathy Pampalone, who grew up in Crown Point, remembers going to St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church in Merrillville to help make pierogi with her mother Mary Tlack, when ...

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  16. Franciscan Point set to open Aug. 4 in Crown Point

    Tuesday | NWI Times

    ... needs, Dejanovic said. "We've seen increasing demand by the public for outpatient services," he said. The Crown Point area in southern Lake County has experienced population and housing growth, Dejanovic said. "We're trying to move out into the ...

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  17. Cedar Lake restoration moving forwardRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | NWI Times

    ... array of features to be combined, so it's not just dredging," Whitlock, of Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Crown Point, said of the draft document. Using special software, the Corps mixed and matched elements of the project to achieve the highest ...

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    Related Topix: US News, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cedar Lake, IN

  18. Quickly's Neighbors Lake CountyRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Post Tribune

    I agree; Crown Point doesn't need Wal-mart. We need one in Lowell or Cedar Lake.

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  19. Anna Marie StrattonRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | WisInfo

    ... Indiana, to Philenus and Anna Marie (Vitoux) Westbay. She married Richard K. Stratton on June 10, 1942, in Crown Point, Ind. She worked as a nurse's aide until Richard's death in 1962, when she moved to Greenwood near her parents' farm. She worked ...

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  20. An idea that needs to be parkedRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | The Times

    ... on government business. The Lake County main government center sits in the middle of a cornfield, carved out of Crown Point's northernmost area in 1974. The courthouses in Hammond, East Chicago and Gary do not sit in places conducive to visiting ...

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