Carole Carlson

Chicago, Crown Point, India, Indiana

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Restoration beginning at Gary school ravaged by tornado

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Carole Carlson

Gary’s tornado-battered Frankie Woods McCullough Academy will soon undergo about $553,000 in restoration work, primarily in its gymnasium which suffered most of the damage in the March 19 storm. On Wednesday, the Gary School Board awarded three contracts for work on the school at 3757 W. 21st Ave.
Indiana budget cuts threaten On My Way Pre-K

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Carole Carlson

Indiana is slashing statewide funding for its pre-kindergarten program and advocates say it could reverse years of growth in supporting its most vulnerable children prepare for school. On My Way Pre-K provides state vouchers for quality, free preschool for 4-year-olds from income-eligible families. Earlier this month, the Family and Social Services Administration announced it trimmed back the program because of a state budget shortfall. Former Gov.
Walkers aid Sojourner Truth House reach goal in stride

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Carole Carlson

Hundreds of walkers grinned and laughed Saturday as they ambled off under a multi-colored balloon archway in celebration of Gary’s Sojourner Truth House’s 26th annual fundraising walk. Led by Mayor Eddie Melton, the walk’s grand marshal and his wife, Crystal, the walkers journeyed through the neighborhood around the center, at 410 W. 13th Ave. They marched down the middle of Broadway, before returning back where games, food and vendors awaited them.
SUN Meals answer summer hunger pangs

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Carole Carlson

The kids sat at picnic tables at New Chicago’s Twin Oaks Park Thursday munching on ham and cheddar submarine sandwiches provided by the food service department at the River Forest Community School Corp. “They love it,” Britney Bansley said of her three children, Joshua Smith, 8, Cephas Smith, 6, and Evalynn Smith, 4. “This my first time here because I have a random day off.
Purdue students in low enrollment programs can finish degrees

2 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Carole Carlson

Students progressing through low enrollment degree programs at Purdue University won’t be impacted by new enrollment quotas, officials in West Lafayette said this week. In a release, the university said there won’t be immediate program changes. Officials said they’ve received a preliminary and now outdated list of low-conferred degree programs from the state and said it expects an updated version later this summer.
Gary Airport Authority awards $2.85M in contracts for newest hangar

2 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Carole Carlson

The Gary Airport Authority awarded $2.85 million in contracts Wednesday to four local companies for work on its newest hangar on the airport’s east side. Executive director Dan Vicari said the hangar was expected to be completed in about nine months. He said a tenant was interested, but a lease hasn’t been finalized. Meanwhile, the $12 million hangar leased to Wingtip Aviation, in Valparaiso, is expected to be completed in late summer.
Lake Station City Hall flooded by burst pipe

2 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Carole Carlson

Lake Station City Hall is closed through Tuesday after officials said a pipe in the fire sprinkler system burst and caused flooding and water damage throughout most of the building. On Monday, commercial cleanup crews with large vacuum trucks pumped out the water and began remediating the damage. Mayor Bill Carroll couldn’t be reached for comment, but he said in a social media post that the damage spanned most of the building except for the Police Department on the west side.
Indiana weighs new academic accountability rules; test results less important

3 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Carole Carlson

Indiana education officials are laying the groundwork for a new A-F accountability system they said is aligned with what Hoosiers agree are the characteristics important to lifelong success. The State Board of Education welcomed the first draft Wednesday on the K-12 measure that will go into effect next year to better prepare students for the future, they said. It dovetails with the state’s newly revised diploma that becomes effective with the Class of 2029.
Jan. 6 offender speaking at Lake Station church

3 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Carole Carlson

The Lake Station Republican Party is hosting a now-pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist at a Saturday speaking engagement at a local church. The cost to hear Kash Kelly is $40 at the Calvary Baptist Church, 2945 New Jersey St.Lake Station GOP chairman Garry Trawick declined comment on the event, which coincides with Northwest Indiana Pride’s celebration of Pride Month at Riverview Park, a few miles eastward.
Pride Fest returning to Lake Station park

3 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Carole Carlson

Northwest Indiana Pride Festival organizers are gearing up for a second year of festivities celebrating Gay Pride Month on Saturday and Sunday at Riverview Park in Lake Station. This year’s event includes more entertainment vendors and has drawn more sponsors and food trucks, said Leah Peksenak, of Portage, president of NWI Pridefest. “This year’s slogan is ‘bigger, louder, prouder,’” she said. U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, is slated to address attendees at noon on Sunday, she said.