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#1StudentNWI: League of Women Voters’ local Northwest Indiana chapters
League of Women Voters is an important national and state organization and also has local chapters. Two such local chapters to Northwest Indiana are League of Women Voters of Porter County and League of Women Voters...
#1StudentNWI: A Q&A session with Porter County Council member Andy Bozak
Andy Bozak has served on the Porter County Council since being elected in the November 2020 election. Bozak also previously served on the Porter County Council from 2017 to 2018, and the Burns Harbor...
Portage City Council member Ferdinand Alvarez makes political change from young age
Why did you run for a city council position? The reason that Ferdinand Alvarez ran for Portage City Council was that he saw how the city council was functioning and thought the City of Portage had a negative reputation. “In 2019, I had just started...
#1StudentNWI: An interview with Jim Biggs: North Porter County Commissioner
County government can be confusing at times, as it is set up differently than our state and national government. It is even structurally organized quite differently from city or town governments. Trying to understand what different county elected...
#1StudentNWI: Spotlight on Porter County Clerk Jessica Bailey
Have you ever wondered what the County Clerk does and who the person is in charge of the elections in the county? Here’s an interview with Porter County Clark Jessica Bailey. When asked about her job, Bailey talked about being able to work...
#1StudentNWI: An interview with new Portage Mayor Sue Lynch
Sue Lynch was on the Portage City Council for 12 years but in 2019 she decided she wanted to try something new. She was elected in November 2019 to become the Mayor of Portage, Indiana. She was sworn in on January 1. Lynch explained that the...
#1StudentNWI: Westchester Township History Museum
Northwest Indiana is rich in history, and there’s one place that’s connecting it to its past – the Westchester Township History Museum in Chesterton. Before becoming a museum, this house was known as the Brown Mansion. The mansion was...
#1StudentNWI: RiseNWI empowers local citizens
Rise NWI is an important nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in Northwest Indiana that focuses on civic engagement. Their mission statement states, “RiseNWI empowers local citizens to be strong advocates for improved quality of life in Northwest...
#1StudentNWI: An interview with Portage City Council Member Collin Czilli
Portage Indiana City Council member Collin Czilli has held his City Council office position for the last four years. Having that Czilli grew up in Portage, he truly enjoys being a city council member. The job of a City Councilman is to be a member of...