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Volunteer Donald Williams stacks boxes to be distributed at the Food Bank of NWI in Merrillville on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Northwest Indiana food bank, United Way work together for USW food drive

June 14, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana and United Way Northwest Indiana have partnered for mobile food bank distributions for USW members locked out of the Whiting refinery.

Cans of food to be packed and distributed sit on a table as volunteers walk nearby at the Food Bank of NWI in Merrillvle on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Report: 39% of Northwest Indiana households can’t afford basic needs

June 13, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.

In Northwest Indiana, 39% of households have a hard time affording six basic needs: housing, childcare, food, transportation, healthcare and technology.

Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary on track to receive $1.45 million in federal grants

June 11, 2026 at 3:45 p.m.

The city of Gary announced that it’s on track to receive $1.45 million for ongoing infrastructure and neighborhood stabilization efforts.

Union members and their families picket in front of the BP facility in Whiting on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

BP, USW contract negotiations conclude without end to lockout

June 10, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

The company announced in a Wednesday morning update that the parties held their 63rd formal bargaining session for a labor agreement.

Merrillville High School freshman Autumn Long, 14, uses an ultra sound device to scan an abdomen as Dr. Cheryl Brody explains what she’s seeing as Zipporah Melton holds a screen and Bree Cody waits her turn during the Kids College program at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Indiana, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. This year's theme, "New Generation Academy,” engaged more than 50 rising sixth- through eighth-grade students from across Illinois and Northwest Indiana. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Former IUN Kids College participants give back for this year’s students

June 9, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

Kids College is a weeklong program that runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day, and it introduces participants to various careers.

The Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, operates beyond homes Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Forum reveals Schahfer coal plant units broken before potential renewal

June 8, 2026 at 6:12 p.m.

Barb Deardorff has lived in the Kankakee Township area near Wheatfield for about 50 years, only leaving for college and a semester studying abroad in Spain. She lives about two...

A protester holding an Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag stands with others during the NWI Activists "Ban Fascists Not Books" event in downtown Valparaiso on Friday, June 13, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Local LGBTQ+ organizations react to nuclear family month proclamation

June 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

On Monday, Gov. Mike Braun declared June as “nuclear family month” in Indiana, which LGBTQ+ activists and leaders statewide have claimed felt like an attack.

A golfer hits from the rough at Lost Marsh Golf Course in Hammond, on May 13, 2026, with the backdrop of BP Whiting Refinery. Lost Marsh Golf Course would likely be part of the Bears Hammond stadium footprint. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears say they will proceed with plans for a stadium in Hammond

June 5, 2026 at 9:09 p.m.

The Chicago Bears will proceed with plans for a new stadium in Hammond, the organization announced Friday.

Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

IDEM hosts online public hearing for Schahfer permit draft

June 4, 2026 at 5:20 p.m.

More than 15 Northwest Indiana residents testied during an online public hearing for permit changes at the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station.

Gary council approves Hard Rock donation, city plan for police vehicles

June 3, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

From 2026 to 2029, Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana will donate $500,000 to Gary for police vehicles, which the city will then match.

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