Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces that the 2016 Gaming Advisory Committee has made their determination on which charitable organizations the City will fund this year. The organizations are: American Cancer Society; American Veterans Collection …
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The children of the Boys & Girls Club took a field trip July 1st to thank a very important partner. Strack and Van Til, a familiar face in the community, has organized many fundraisers for the Club. This month, B&G will be the beneficiary of …
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Jacob’s Ladder Pediatric Rehabilitation is extending their reach of care with their new VGo robot technology that they received as part of a generous donation by the Starlight Children’s Foundation. The VGo telepresence robot is a versatile tool that …
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The Hobart Summer Market has returned this year, and its growth, coupled with the addition of movie night, has developed the Festival Park area into one of The Region’s premier destinations for food, fun, and family events on Thursday evenings. “We love …
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The Fourth of July weekend party in The Region officially kicked off yesterday with the Duneland Chamber of Commerce Fireworks, and if you’re not planning on becoming the next BBQ king or queen this weekend…shame on you, because I set you up for …
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Methodist Hospitals will open an Immediate Care facility on July 5, 2016, Methodist CareFirst, at 1275 East North Avenue in Crown Point, on the campus of the Crown Point Sportsplex. This new facility is the first of three planned immediate care centers that …
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Purdue University Northwest officially becomes a reality Friday (7/1), headed by a team of senior leaders Chancellor Thomas L. Keon believes positions Indiana’s fifth largest university well for realizing its vision and effectively impacting northern …
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Nearly 400 attendees enjoyed the races, food, entertainment and other 1980s-themed fun of the third annual Footloose. The family-friendly event drew in local community members as well as visitors from throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest including Michigan …
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Purdue University Northwest will be represented during the upcoming Indiana Bicentennial statewide Torch Relay this fall, with two well-known members of the North Central and Calumet campuses and several PNW alumni selected as torchbearers for the torch’s …
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What do Superheroes, kids, families, pizza, arcade games, putt putt, go carts and tobacco have in common? Not much if you think about it, but tonight they had a lot in common; all these things went together if you were at Zao Island from 5-8 this evening. The …
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