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Business briefs: PNW hosting open houses

By Post-Tribune

October 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

News and events around the area

Five candidates vying for open Indiana Secretary of State seat

By Anna Ortiz

October 11, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Candidates are describing this year’s secretary of state race as pivotal, with five individuals campaigning...

Saxiphonist Damico Brown performs at the Gary Metro Center Station as part of the Arts on the Move program, a partnership between the Gary Public Transportation Corporation and the Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Replacing the downtown station has advanced to the next stage. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary Metro Station replacement advances with architect search

By Doug Ross

October 11, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority is starting the search for an architect to replace...

Attendees at the annual World Cultural Festival at Valparaiso’s Central Park Plaza gather Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, for a parade of nations. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

‘The world under one roof’: Valparaiso festival celebrates many cultures

By Doug Ross

September 21, 2026 at 1:33 p.m.

Central Park Plaza in downtown Valparaiso took on an international flavor Sunday for the annual...

A big crowd takes part in a previous food truck festival in downtown Aurora. The city's Fall Food Truck Festival, which will feature more than 30 vendors, is set to begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept, 25, 2026, in downtown Aurora. (City of Aurora)

Aurora fest on Friday to feature more than 30 food trucks

By David Sharos

September 21, 2026 at 12:40 p.m.

Beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, Benton Street from Broadway to River Street will be closed...

News briefs: Brunch, property tax meeting, tree planting and more

By Post-Tribune

September 21, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

Community news from around the region.

Porter County Sheriff's Department. (Porter County Sheriff's Department)

Probationary Porter County officer fired after OWI arrest

By Post-Tribune

September 21, 2026 at 11:03 a.m.

A probationary officer with the Porter County Sheriff's Department has been fired after a weekend...

Penny, about 16 months, a female Guernsey yearling from Historic Wagner Farm during Cow Pie Moo-Lette. Image from Shermerfest at Village Green Park on Sept. 18, 2022 in Northbrook. (Karie Angell Luc/for Pioneer Press)

Northbrook to continue celebrating 125th anniversary at Shermerfest Sunday

By Pioneer Press

September 21, 2026 at 7:49 a.m.

Shermerfest will offer its Cow Pie Moo-lette raffle, a real blacksmith, classic cars, a historic...

For Naperville North sophomore Carter Joseph, future ‘leader of this program,’ this is only the beginning

By Matt Le Cren

September 21, 2026 at 6:41 a.m.

Carter Joseph is starting on defense in his first varsity season for defending Class 3A...

Faith Oludoyi of Aurora and her daughter Temiyato, 9, check
out various booths and vendors Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, during the sixth annual Moon Festival at Pacifica Square in Aurora. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Moon Festival at Pacifica Square in Aurora seen as ‘bringing the community together’

By David Sharos

September 21, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Aurora’s Asian-centric shopping and lifestyle center Pacifica Square, at the corner of Route 59 and...

East Aurora's Daivon Douglas (4) carries the ball on a reverse against Larkin’s Nolan Sulejmani (27) during an Upstate Eight Conference game in Aurora on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (Sean King / The Beacon-News)

Rick Armstrong’s high school football rankings and Week 5 top players for the Aurora-Elgin area

By Rick Armstrong

September 23, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Yorkville makes the biggest move up rankings topped again by Geneva, Oswego and Batavia.

Joliet Catholic’s Dylan Travis (2) intercepts a pass against Providence during a Catholic League crossover game in New Lenox on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (James C. Svehla / Daily Southtown)

Steve Millar’s high school football rankings and Week 5 top players for the Southland

By Steve Millar

September 21, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Lincoln-Way Central makes biggest move up rankings topped by Lincoln-Way East and Mount Carmel.

The Medinah Country Club clubhouse is shown before the start of the Presidents Cup, Sept. 21, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP)

What to know about this week’s Presidents Cup at Medinah, including who’s on the teams and how it’s scored

By baiduhai

September 21, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The best men's golfers from the U.S. and the rest of the world — minus...