Voters across Northwest Indiana will have the opportunity to decide who will represent them at the local level on Tuesday as numerous cities and towns will be voting for candidates for council, clerk-treasurer and mayor.
Lakeshore Public Media is partnering with the League of Women Voters (LWV) to coordinate and broadcast mayoral debates of Gary, Portage, and Lake Station.
Over 100 Portage residents came to Woodland Park’s Sycamore Room to hear John Cannon and Austin Bonta debate issues at Tuesday night’s candidate forum, sponsored by the Porter County League of Women Voters and Lakeshore Public Radio.
A dozen Lake County candidates are being challenged and face possible removal Feb. 21 by the county election board if they are found to have violated state election laws.