Articles tagged as: Lake County
February 8, 2016
Lake County Effort Aims To Keep Juveniles Out Of Jail
Lake County has seen success in offering young people alternatives to incarceration, including home detention, day and evening reporting programs, residential alternatives and foster care.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2016
Indiana Accepting Applications For Its Pre-K Program
Allen, Jackson, Lake, Marion and Vanderburgh counties are the pilot areas for the On My Way Pre-K program. To be eligible, families must have an income that is 127 percent below the federal poverty line. The child must also be 4 years old by Aug. 1. Applications are due March 5.
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2016
Indiana Creating 6 Commercial Courts For Pilot Project
Judges in Allen, Elkhart, Floyd, Lake, Marion and Vanderburgh counties will preside over the commercial courts for a pilot project authorized by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2016
Conservationist Creates Endowment For Indiana Prairie
Portage resident Myrna Newgent established the endowment with the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation to support long-term stewardship work to maintain the Hoosier Prairie Nature Preserve.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2015
EPA Says Illinois Can Weigh In On Northwest Indiana Quarry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Illinois should get a chance to publicly object to a proposed northwest Indiana quarry on the Kankakee River.
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