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Karen Freeman-Wilson won the race for mayor of Gary, Indiana back in November; in the process, she made history. Freeman-Wilson is the state’s first African-American female mayor and Gary’s first female mayor.Freeman-Wilson was born and raised in Gary and attended Harvard Law School.

The mayor elect in Gary, Indiana plans to look far and wide for a new police chief in a city where crime is a big concern.Democrat Karen Freeman Wilson easily won the general election last week.

The city of Gary, Indiana, could be a step closer to getting its first female mayor.Karen Freeman-Wilson won Tuesday’s Democratic primary over eight other candidates, including Ragen Hatcher, the daughter of Gary’s first black mayor, Richard Hatcher, who won election in 1967.

What do a teacher, a Realtor, a member of Gary City Council and a former attorney general have in common? They are bumping shoulders in the Democratic primary for mayor of Gary, Indiana.Early voting wraps up Monday in Northwest Indiana’s second-largest city. In-person precinct voting is 6 a.m.

Officials in Gary, Indiana are awaiting a decision from the state on whether it can avoid making painful cuts to its already bare-bones budget.Indiana’s Distressed Unit Appeals Board (DUAB) will decide Wednesday whether to allow Gary to get around the state’s constitutionally required property tax c

Rudy Clay beat Karen Freeman-Wilson for the Democratic nominee for mayor in Gary, Indiana, four years ago.