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Chicago Street Theatre brings back ‘Angels of Lemnos’

May 23, 2019 at 7:13 a.m.

To celebrate their 60 seasons entertaining local audiences on the stages of the Chicago Street Theatre, Eric Brant, director of marketing, says they will revisit significant performances from throughout the...

Mainstreet Theatre hosts double dose of Shakespeare-era plays

May 23, 2019 at 7:13 a.m.

The Mainstreet Theatre offers a two-hour whirlwind tour of the extremes of Elizabethan theatre as they stage two plays — "Galatea" by John Lyly and "Tamburlaine" by Christopher Marlowe, presented...

Chesterton Dems have choice in 3rd Ward race

May 13, 2019 at 12:09 a.m.

Dane Lafata will vie for the Chesterton Town Council's 3rd Ward seat against Rory J. McMahan in the Democratic primary May 5. The winner will face Republican Aaron Adcock in...

During a celebration on Tuesday, Mary McCammon of Rolling Prairie talks to Indiana Dunes State Park Property Manager Brandt Baughman about her father's work in the CCC, helping to build the park.

Dunes gets spot on national top 10 parks list

May 25, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

Mary McCammon of Rolling Prairie made the half-hour trek to the Indiana Dunes State Park Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the park's being named to one of the nation's top 10...

Chesterton bridge replacement expected to be completed in the fall

May 13, 2019 at 12:07 a.m.

CHESTERTON—Porter Avenue near the Coffee Creek is expected to remain closed to traffic until October for replacement of the bridge. "By state law we have to do inspections every two...

A member of the congregation at St. Mary of the Lake Church in Miller, William Eisman, prays in the balcony during Palm Sunday Mass just days after Gary Bishop Donald Hying told the parishioners that the church may be closed.

Faithful praying for rebirth for St. Mary of the Lake Church

May 13, 2019 at 12:07 a.m.

As parishioners at St. Mary of the Lake Church sang hymns during Palm Sunday Mass, Josie Werhowatz couldn't help but wonder if these same life-long friends and family would be...

Incumbent Ton to face Trout in Chesterton primary

May 13, 2019 at 12:07 a.m.

For the Council Member 1st Ward seat, incumbent Republican Jim Ton, a long-serving member of the council, will vie in the May 5 primary against Jeff Trout, who resigned in...

Laura and Mel Watkins enjoy a taste of fried morel mushrooms that were picked last spring and frozen. Mel readies for this year's hunting season.

Foraging for fungi

May 13, 2019 at 12:07 a.m.

Ask Mel Watkins if he's a morel mushroom junkie and he responds, "Absolutely!" Watkins, of Porter, has been eagerly awaiting spring each year for the past 50 years so he...

Longtime residents face off in GOP race for Porter office

May 13, 2019 at 12:06 a.m.

PORTER—Porter's Republican voters will decide in May who will be the party's nominee for clerk-treasurer in November. Republican incumbent Carol Pomeroy, seeking her fourth term, battles Zathoe Sexton, and both...

Easter egg hunts and other holiday events are on tap this weekend throughout Lake County.

Hop to these Northwest Indiana Easter events

May 23, 2019 at 7:12 a.m.

Get ready to hop into Easter with family fun in the region. This year's early holiday brings a variety of activities including traditional morning Easter egg hunts, evening flashlight hunts,...

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