East Chicago NewsLocal news for East Chicago, IN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Merrillville woman accused of fraud- July 2, 2008 A Merrillville woman allegedly accepted nearly $200,000 worth of fraudulent welfare payments for herself and her four children, officials charged Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/city/east-chicago-in/2008/07/merrillville-woman-accused-of-fraud?from... Another Figure Settles In East Chicago Corruption Case- July 1, 2008 Thursday, June 26, 2008 With the promise to cooperate in the corruption case against former East Chicago Mayor Robert Pastrick and his top associates, Joel Markovich , a former president of the Lake County ...http://www.topix.net/city/east-chicago-in/2008/07/another-figure-settles-in-east-chicago-c... Ex-East Chicago mayor loses bid to kill racketeering lawsuit- July 1, 2008 A federal judge has rejected a request from former East Chicago Mayor Robert Pastrick to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit filed against him by the state attorney general's office.http://www.topix.net/city/east-chicago-in/2008/06/ex-east-chicago-mayor-loses-bid-to-kill-... |