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EAST CHICAGO — The City Council on Monday gave final approval to an additional appropriation ordinance sponsored by Mayor Anthony Copeland that moves almost $20 million to the city's general fund.

The Hammond City Council approved the addition of 13 new stationary license plate reader cameras last week.

Sister Jean has put the Loyola-Chicago basketball team on her shoulders and carried them all the way to the Final Four.

An unidentified male was shot dead Friday night in the Midtown neighborhood of Gary, according to a Lake County coroner's office news release.

East Chicago police officer Korey Dumas died Friday.

EAST CHICAGO — A federal agency criticized in recent years for its flawed 2011 public health assessment of the USS Lead Superfund site told The Times Friday that an updated report "is in the final stages of agency scientific review."

HAMMOND — A former Purdue Northwest baseball player can move forward with a federal racial discrimination lawsuit against his then-coach, a U.S. District Court judge ruled this week.

CROWN POINT — A 36-year-old man is accused of molesting a 14-year-old boy last year in Gary.

CROWN POINT — A 42-year-old man is accused of molesting a young female relative several years ago in East Chicago.

HIGHLAND — A local woman reported to police that one man called her outside and distracted her, while another rummaged through her house and stole several items.