The council approved the recycling facility two years ago, but the company later requested a permit to handle trash as well.

The USDA says Lake County has 24 food deserts and 14 of them are in Gary.

The proposal would have reduced the criminal penalty for marijuana possession by lowering the fine to $100 for people found in possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana. It also would have eliminated jail time.

The list didn't report whether any of the men, seven of whom are dead, ever faced criminal prosecution for their alleged abuse.

Company and government officials say the project will help preserve Gary Works' nearly 3,900 steelworker jobs and could help ensure the 112-year-old mill lasts another century.

City officials say its demolition program has torn down about 60 buildings so far this year, with plans to knock down nearly 20 more by year's end.

The plan presented Wednesday eliminates 170 of the county's 523 precincts, including 54 in Gary, 33 in Hammond and 14 in East Chicago.

A judge has allowed the state of Indiana to intervene in a lawsuit which alleges that the city of Gary's sanctuary city ordinance violates state law.

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson says provisions limiting the power of school officials in her community are bad for government.

A proposed $50 million, 165,000-square-foot municipal recycling facility would be across the street from the Steel City Academy's 18-acre campus.