Bears proposal with 1% tax gets mixed response in Porter County

Porter County elected officials have a range of reactions to raising a 1% food and beverage tax to bring the Chicago Bears to ...

Indiana Bears stadium bill passes House, nears end zone

The Indiana bill that outlines a financial structure for a proposed Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond passed the House Tuesday, bringing the bill closer to the end zone as all that remains for it to ...

Bill Ok’d adding Porter, LaPorte counties to state gun task force

A bill adding Porter and LaPorte counties to the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force passed unanimously out of the House Courts and Criminal Code committee Wednesday without amendments.
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State lawmakers trying again to give Porter County new revenue source

State lawmakers once again are considering giving Porter County the opportunity to tap a new revenue stream to support public safety and infrastructure initiatives because it's home to an Indiana ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Storage unit burglaries reported across LaPorte, Porter counties

LaPorte County and Porter County sheriff's offices posted on social media on Friday warning the public of multiple storage unit burglaries that have occurred over the past few months.