Lake County commissioners have agreed to pay $180,000 to relatives of Jon O. Breitweiser to dismiss their civil suit seeking unspecified monetary damages.
Dave Crane, of Cedar Lake, filed the necessary paperwork to get on the general election ballot Tuesday after no other Republican sought the party s nomination for sheriff in the May
After 10 years of federal oversight and no inmate suicides, three people incarcerated at the Lake County Jail took their own lives in 2020 and 2022, records showed.
Unofficial vote tallies show Martinez was expected to win his party s nomination following challenges from ex-Gary Police Chief Richard Ligon, sheriff s Officer Maria Trajkovich and Anthony Williams.
Incumbent Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said he s proven he s committed to making Lake County safer. Two of his opponents, Richard D. Ligon and Maria D. Trajkovich, said the department needs