Tom Michniewicz News Today

There will be no regular general November election in Whiting, New Chicago, St. John and Griffith where the incumbents all are running unchallenged, while residents in Lake Station will be asked to continue to help fund school operations. The Lake County board of elections voted Tuesday to cancel the elections in the four communities after no independent candidates signed up to run against the ...

Canceling elections where every candidate listed on the ballot is a guaranteed winner saves money by not having to staff and operate voting sites, officials said.