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inside guide Intimacy: Everybody needs some. We show Iocs News Rappers take to the 'Streetz' of Hammond to shoot video you how to get it. Jg Colts, Bears continue streaks Biy yvitimes.com MONDAY OCTOBKR 30, 2006 i 50 ccnls Proud to deliver the South Shore's nnts to your doorstep aery day Lf 1 8 P. FAITH ft ILLINOIS EDITION Residents along U.S. 6 are expansion pushes road worried as ft v8 1 TiYi i 66 It's scary.

I have children and you do worry about something flying off the road, especially now." BY LAURI HARVEY KEAGLE lkeaqlenwitimes.com 219J62.1397, ext. 2224 HOBART Choosing a site for a home may, indted, be a matter of location, location, location. Dennis Weis is starting to think twice about where he chose to live. Weis and his girlfriend moved into a trailer adjacent to U.S. 6 in the Cressmoor Trailer Park at U.S.

6 and Wisconsin Street slightly more than a week ago. The expansion of U.S. 6 has moved traffic to little more than an arm's reach of Weis' home. "This is my bedroom right here," he said, knocking on the outside of the trailer abutting U.S. 6.

"If there's an accident, I'm worried someone is going to come into my bedroom." His neighbor, Judy Kidd, knows all too well about the dangers. Kidd has lived at the entrance to the trailer park off of U.S. 6 for See U.S. 6, A7 U.S. 6 and Wisconsin Street in Hobart.

Residents turn lane. It also will add storm sewers, curbs, gutters and traffic signals. It is expected to be done by November 2007. Chris Karabatsos, manger of George's Gyros, said business has been much slower, especially when construction crews close Michigan Avenue, which also provides access to the restaurant. "People are avoiding the road," he said.

He said it is too soon to tell what kind of impact the construction is having on his business. "We're just trying to take it day A resident of the Cressmoor Trailer Park examines the proximity of Ridge Road to her home at Ridge Road, is it even more likely that trailers will be struck by vehicles. JOHN LUKE PHOTOS THE TIMES say they are worried the widening of U.S. 6, or Work on Ridge Road Businesses see sales drop as construction continues tn (T3 ro T3 Cressmoor 2 Cressmoor Country Club Trailer Park in Hobart Judy Kidd stands in the door of her trailer, which sits less than 12 feet from Ridge Road in Hobart's Cressmoor Trailer Park. Kidd, who lives at the entrance to the park, said three vehicles two cars and a motorcycle have struck her trailer in the past 12 months.

BY CARRIE RODOVICH crodovichnwitimes.com 2J9J62139UxL2226 HOBART Many businesses on Ridge Road in the construction zone between Indiana Street and Lake Park Avenue have seen their business dwindle during the first four months of the construction project, and some are wondering if they'll be able to withstand another year of road work. The $4.4 million project will widen the east-west thoroughfare to five lanes, including a center Runners say there's nothing like bare feet, C1 A Bridge Horoscopes D2 Classifieds D1, E5-8, F1 Comics C7 Community A9 Crossword D2, E5 Movies A7 NationWorld A15 Obituaries El 50 cents Gary drops to 10th in 'dangerous' rank Candidates turn to social networking Web site to engage young voters The new Face(book) of national politics by day," he said. Chuck Holbrook, owner of The Depot, said the affect of the construction on his business has been "pretty drastic." "They tore up right in front of my bar, and then they kind of left See BUSINESS, A7 The first-place ranking, being released today, came as the city still was celebrating Friday's World Series victory at the new Busch Stadium. St. Louis has been spending millions of dollars on urban renewal even as the crime rate climbs.

Mayor Francis Slay did not return calls to his office seeking comment Sunday. St. Louis long has been in the upper tiers of the annual ranking of the nation's safest and most dangerous cities, compiled by Morgan Quit-no Press. Violent crime surged nearly 20 percent there from 2004 to last year, when the rate of such crimes See RANKING, A7 Clay: City 'becoming one of the greatest in the country' GARY The city of Gary is listed as the 10th most dangerous city in the United States. For years, it ranked No.

1, something Gary Mayor Rudy Clay hopes never to see again. "I don't know how they got their numbers, but Gary has the greatest people of any city in the United States of America and it's on its way to becoming one of the greatest cities in the country," he said. St. Louis was ranked as the country's most dangerous city. spokeswoman Brandee Barker said.

She said using the Election 2006 network to spread users' ideas ultimately could impact political and social change. The network has about 1,400 profiles for political candidates, including 2nd Congressional District Rep. Chris Chocola, a South Bend Republican, and Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind. It also allows users to add candidates they support, See FACEBOOK, A7 BY CHAS REILLY creillynwitimes.com 219.762.1397, ext.

2223 Facebook.com isn't just a Web site for users to share pictures and tell each other what they're doing for the weekend. The social networking site started the Election 2006 network hoping to increase the political voice of its mostly young users, who are often under-represented in state and national governments, Facebook.