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In a show of community and a grand yuletide celebration, Park Ridge residents and more gathered at a local park near City Hall on Christmas Eve for a crowd sing-along of tunes of the season. In his invitation to all to join the city’s second annual “Christmas Eve Community Sing,” Mayor Marty Maloney called it “something truly special.” For 30 minutes at Hodges Park on Christmas … [Read more...] about Park Ridge Mayor Marty Maloney leads the Christmas Eve carols near City Hall: It’s ‘just neighbors standing together’

PNW sets MLK Day events Purdue University Northwest has scheduled celebrations of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy through free programming on Jan. 15 and Jan. 19 at the Hammond and Westville campuses, according to a release. PNW’s Jan. 15 MLK Day celebration runs from 12:30-2 p.m. in Alumni Hall of the Student Union and Library Building on the Hammond campus, … [Read more...] about Business news: MLK events and new firefighters graduate

It’s often only a split second that separates Matas Buzelis from pure brilliance. The moment occurs well before he leaves the ground. Or whips around his defender in a bold pirouette. Or scoops the ball behind his back and low to the ground like a yo-yo on a string. For Buzelis, the make-or-break millisecond before any highlight happens behind the 3-point arc, far from the … [Read more...] about Can Matas Buzelis take the reins as the primary playmaker for the injury-depleted Chicago Bulls?

Indiana legislators have been filing bills for the 2026 legislative session, which begins again Monday, and some of the bills have a lighthearted goal. The 2026 session convened for the first two weeks of December as the House and Senate discussed and voted on a bill to address mid-census redistricting as President Donald Trump and his administration pressured Republican-led … [Read more...] about Indiana legislators file quirky bills from state sandwich to ads on school buses