Michael Gallenberger

Region residents have a chance to weigh in on an East Chicago hazardous waste facility's proposed air permit changes.

"I want to at least engage in a conversation about how we feel, what our options are, if it's even something we want to consider, but I think we owe it to the residents that are communicating about it, to see what the pros and cons are," said council member Doug Turich.

"The concern was that these projects, many of which benefited from significant taxpayer-funded incentives, lacked companies employing skilled workers at prevailing wages," Cotton said during Monday's council meeting.

Upgrades continue at Porter County government facilities. The county commissioners Tuesday approved another step in a $25 million bond

Indiana voters who head to the polls Tuesday may get an "I Voted" sticker designed by a local student.

"We're especially excited for this segment because it does connect the trail to the Dune Park [South Shore Line] station, as well as it connects to the Dunes-Kankakee Trail that goes to the National Park and the visitor's center," Porter County Development and Storm Water Management Director Mike Jabo told the county commissioners during their meeting Tuesday.

"I have a bit of a fear that this might throw up a lot of red tape, to the planning department, for city engineering, from an economic development standpoint, if we start putting requirements," said council member Jack Pupillo.

"We expect to see hundreds of people use this every single day," Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. said at Friday's ribbon cutting. "We expect the concession stand/snack bar that used to do a hundred bucks [in business] a night to do thousands of dollars a night."

Starting as soon as Tuesday, I-94 will be down to one lane in each direction from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., between I-65 and State Road 149. Crews will be patching pavement and setting up for the second phase, scheduled to start November 10.

"Over the last year, pretty much every economic indicator you look at has been exceptional, and I think we really don't appreciate fully how good our economy currently is," Micah Pollak told Lakeshore Public Media.