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Mark Spencer, a teacher and the director of the West Side Theatre Guild, is set to fill the Gary Common Council’s vacant at-large seat after a Democratic Party caucus that will be held on Saturday. Spencer, who unseated former council president William Godwin in the at-large Democratic primary in May, was the only candidate to file to run, Lake County Democratic Party Chair Jim Wieser . ....
A caucus to fill the Gary Common Council’s vacant at-large seat will take place on Oct. 21, Lake County Democratic Party Chair Jim Wieser told the Post-Tribune. The caucus, held at 10 a.m. at the Calumet Township Multipurpose Center, will fill the council seat previously held by Gary Councilwoman Lori Latham, D-1st, who was selected for her current role in an uncontested September 23 caucus. . ....
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Lake County’s voters can start heading to the polls Wednesday when early voting sites across the county open their doors in advance of the November general municipal election. As local officials make decisions impacting development, road repairs, police and fire services, and more every day, municipal elections are arguably those that impact voters the most, experts say. Yet despite the . ....