While Congress Dallies, Cities Lead on Infrastructure Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor, Gary, Indiana May 21, 2018 Making sure my city’s residents can rely on safe and dependable infrastructure is one of my most important jobs. But it’s not one that I—or the City of Gary—can do on our own. Because of restrictions on how cities raise […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2018 MAYOR FREEMAN-WILSON JOINS GOVERNOR IN CANADA TO MEET WITH CANADIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS Gary, Indiana-Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson is a member of Governor Eric Holcomb’s Indiana delegation to meet with federal and provincial government officials, business and industry leaders in Ontario, Que’bec and Montreal, Canada next week. […]

FEATURES PINE BLUFF MAYOR SHIRLEY WASHINGTON   Gary, Indiana-Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson will partner again this year with the UNCF Northwest Indiana Leadership Council to host the annual Mayor’s Breakfast benefitting the United Negro College Fund (UNCF).  The program will feature special guest, Mayor of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; the Honorable Shirley Washington as keynote speaker.  A […]

In a move to aggressively attack demolition of its more than 6000 vacant and abandoned structures,  the city of Gary is sponsoring a  bill in the Indiana General Assembly that will position the city to accelerate the pace and efficiency of its blight elimination plan. Recognizing the $60M price tag for taking down the unwanted […]

National nonprofit engages Mayors as advisors and ambassadors to increase impact Gary, Indiana – Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, a leading member of the National Cities of Service Coalition, has been selected to join the Cities of Service Mayors Council. As part of the prestigious Council, the Mayor will advise Cities of Service on program development, planning, […]

I have always maintained that you should not respond to people who lack credibility. Ken Davidson and the NWI Gazette fall into that category. Today, they intentionally printed an article that was not only wrong but written in an effort to deceive and mislead the citizens of Gary, Indiana. To be clear, I did not […]

In an April 25 meeting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Conference Vice President and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu stressed that the first priority for mayors and police chiefs is keeping America safe. He commented that police-community relations is an important part of accomplishing this and that every day local police are working with federal […]

Gary, Indiana-Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson will partner again this year with the UNCF Northwest Indiana Leadership Council to host the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast benefitting the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). The Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 will be held at the Genesis Convention Center, One Genesis Center Plaza beginning at 8:30 a.m.  More […]

On the afternoon of Friday, February 24, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson delivered her annual State of the City Address to a packed house at the Genesis Convention Center.   However, before the Mayor took the podium, several city representatives and prominent community businesspeople greeted those in attendance and welcomed city and state officials.   After […]

Mayor Freeman-Wilson joins over 50 U.S. Mayors in signing on to an open letter to President-Elect Donald Trump urging the President Elect to act on climate and remain in the Paris Climate Agreement. Letter to President-Elect Trump To date, 51 mayors signed on representing 35 million Americans via social media. Other mayors desiring to join […]