Maya Wilkins
Reporter at Post Tribune
Reporter at Chicago Tribune
Reporter @PostTrib, @chicagotribune • @bsu_sjsc, @bsudailynews alumna • Past: @JGfortwayne • [email protected] • Reality tv, @taylorswift13 fanatic
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2 days ago |
chicagotribune.com | Maya Wilkins
Orlan Drummond has always been interested in a career in science, technology, engineering and math. When she was a child, she would help her dad with STEM-related events at the Boys and Girls Club, and Drummond has been interested in hands-on activities. “I always had a fear that I’d be the only woman in the workforce, and I’d be discriminated against,” said Drummond, a junior at Highland High School who wants a career in welding. “I just didn’t want that fear of being alone.
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5 days ago |
chicagotribune.com | Maya Wilkins
Ten years ago, a Gary program was created to bring bikes to the city. Now, a Gary woman’s film company is premiering “Take Bike the Streets,” a documentary focused on bicycle advocacy across Northwest Indiana.
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6 days ago |
chicagotribune.com | Maya Wilkins
Following the selection of Pope Leo XIV, Bishop Robert McClory said he felt tremendous excitement and gratitude to God. “It’s a time of great joy,” McClory said. “That’s what the cardinal says as they’re getting ready to introduce the new pope. He says, ‘We have great news to share,’ and this is certainly great news.”For those in Chicagoland, the news is particularly electrifying, said the leader of the Gary Diocese.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Maya Wilkins
U.S. Steel has applied for two-year exemptions from hazardous air pollutant rules for integrated iron and steel, coke and taconite iron ore process, according to a form sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. “To preserve American jobs and domestic steel production, industries like ours must be able to rely on and play by rules that are well-grounded in science and law,” said a statement from a U.S. Steel spokesperson.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Maya Wilkins
The Gary Common Council continued to greenlight plans for a development at the shuttered Alfred Beckman Middle School — even after the mayor expressed opposition. Gary Mayor Eddie Melton vetoed an ordinance the council passed that allows for rezoning at the former school site. The ordinance allows the middle school to rezone from R2 residential to planned unit development, or PUD, and B3-1, which allows for shopping centers or large stores.
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House Bill 1233 threatens to abolish Indiana township government in all but one county. The bill was shared one week before the caucus for Calumet Township trustee. #nwi #nwindiana More in my latest: https://t.co/QBATZPuhEu
At its January meeting, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority board voted to sponsor a pickleball tournament and approve contracts for the 2025 Gary Air Show. @PostTrib https://t.co/kylE0tIQK7
Former Gary Mayor Jerome Prince was sentenced to one year of probation and a $26,750 fine today in a Hammond federal court. Prince in October plead guilty to using campaign funds to buy a house in the city's Miller neighborhood. More in @PostTrib: https://t.co/s2hMWKq8Hw