June 27, 2025

Lake County

Funds

Portage man walks to Washington for funds in brother’s memory

It’s a long walk from Portage to Washington, D.C., but for Antonio Gutierrez, it’s a step – a lot of steps – in support of the Portage Recovery Association. Gutierrez is raising funds in memory of his brother Erik. Gutierrez was in Greensboro, West Virginia, on Thursday. He plans to reach Washington on Tuesday. “That

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Investment

Lake County approves $9.1 million bike path paving project

Lake County approved a $9.1 million contract to pave just over 12 miles of the Robert McClory Bike Path, with additional future crossing improvements planned in the future. The 25-mile trail, named after the eponymous Illinois State Representative in the late 1990s, was formerly a rail line between Chicago and Milwaukee. The sections in question

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Funds

Former Geminus employee sentenced to two years for stealing federal funds

A former employee of a Merrillville-based not-for-profit service agency was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday morning after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud in February. United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon sentenced Valencia Franklin of Lynwood, Illinois, to 24 months in prison followed by a year of supervised release

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Funds

Gary council approves jewel parks construction funds

The city of Gary continues to move forward with its jewel parks construction after the council approved the fund’s budget at its Tuesday meeting. Eight council members voted to approve salary and operating budgets for the city’s jewel parks construction funds and opioid settlement restricted fund. Parliamentarian Linda Barnes Caldwell, D-5th, voted against the budgets,

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