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Courthouse ‘fatigue, frustration’: Remodeling change orders top $1.5 million; project nears $20 million

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Last June, the area behind the Old Courthouse and the Sheriff’s House was a construction mess after a former bridge building was demolished. Today, a glass wall exposes the new Throop Street entrance, which leads to an elevator and back stairwell. (Independent staff photo)

City Council members are pushing back on the escalating costs of remodeling the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House.But despite their questions and concerns at last week’s council meeting, members voted […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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