Michelle L. Quinn – Page 4

A flag waves outside of the Hammond federal courthouse on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Records: Woman claims racial discrimination by Gary schools

July 21, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

A Crown Point woman is suing the Gary Community School Corporation in federal court for racial discrimination and discrimination.

The town's seal adorns the athletic courts at the Dean & Barbara White Community Center on Broadway in Merrillville. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Merrillville council extends data center moratorium by 6 months

July 18, 2026 at 6:08 a.m.

Developers eyeing Merrillville as a potential spot for a data center will now have to wait a little longer to approach the Town Council.

Father charged with neglect in shooting death of 10-year-old girl

July 17, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

Mykael L. Robertson, 29 and of the 4200 block of Maryland Street, has been charged with neglect of dependent causing catastrophic injury, a Level 1 felony; neglect of a dependent...

Dr. Ernest Talarico Jr., assistant professor of practice in Anatomy and Physiology at Purdue Northwest, talks with a cohort of visiting international medical students from Vietnam along with local students on Thursday, July 16, 2026, as part of a two-week problem-based learning seminar at PNW’s Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Purdue Northwest medical seminar attracts students from across the globe

July 17, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

Students from Tan Tao University just outside of Ho Chi Minh City and the others from Lake Central and Homewood Flossmoor high schools were presented a medical case of a...

Merrillville delays rescinding ICE opposition resolution

July 16, 2026 at 12:22 p.m.

The Merrillville Town Council at its Tuesday night meeting voted unanimously to table a resolution to rescind its prior resolution opposing ICE processing centers in town limits.

Munster man accused of shooting wife in the face

July 13, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

A Munster man is facing multiple charges including attempted murder after allegedly shooting his wife in the face in front of their seven-year-old son as she was trying to leave...

South Bend resident Sendy Siregar Chanthanongsy, on left, laughs with her husband, Sil, after being sworn in as an American citizen during a ceremony at the Hammond federal courthouse on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Five new US citizens welcomed in Hammond ceremony

July 11, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Five women took their oaths to become U.S. citizens at the Federal Courthouse in Hammond Friday morning.

Man gets 26 years for slaying of ex-Merrillville QB

July 9, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

Thurman Atkinson was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the shooting of ex-Merrillville High School quarterback Aahric Whitehead in June 2022.

Merrillville may back down on Rokita threat about ICE center opposition

July 9, 2026 at 11:56 a.m.

The Merrillville Town Council may acquiesce to Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s threat to sue it over its resolution opposing ICE processing centers after all, and the town's finances are...

A road leading to a fishing pond is flooded on Monday, July 6, 2026, at Lake Etta County Park in Gary. (Christin Nance Lazerus/Post-Tribune)

Weekend storms inundate Northwest Indiana with water

July 6, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Several days of oppressive heat and high humidity, culminating two more severe storms July 3 and 4, have all but tapped out the Chicagoland area’s water system.

All Stories