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                        Merrillville residents are voicing concern about single-family homes being divided into apartments.
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                        The town of Merrillville has acquired the Moe Auto Repair property on Broadway.
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                        A Big Lots distribution center is coming to Merrillville. The retailer has secured a lease with Crow Holdings for a 261,000-square-foot shell building in AmeriPlex at the Crossroads on Georgia Street.