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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...

An African crested porcupine is shown off during Kids Week at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Monday, Feb.17, 2020, in New York City. Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora is looking to bring in a couple African crested porcupines, with the help of the Phillips Park Foundation. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News)

Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora works with newly-founded foundation to purchase porcupines

By Addison Wright

September 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The zoo and its new supporting organization, the Phillips Park Foundation, are partnering to raise...

Girl Scout Troop 35579 member Heidi O’Bannion, of Lake Station, stocks the new pet pantry for dogs and cats Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Woodland Park dog park in Portage while Scout Brianna Naumann, of Portage, watches. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage Girl Scouts build pet pantry for dogs, cats

By Doug Ross

September 20, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

Girl Scout Troop 35579 used the Little Free Library concept to build a pet pantry...

Charity Sorrells, left, and Deena Stronczek hand out lunches to brothers Preston and Ethan Hawkins during a storm-relief food and water distribution event sponsored by the Salvation Army of Northwest Indiana at Portage High School on Aug. 13, 2026. Even as the response to the Aug. 11 derecho continues, Northwest Indiana leaders are considering how to plan for the next major disaster. (Andy Lavalley/for the baiduhai)

NWI planning commission suggests preparing for future disasters

By Doug Ross

September 20, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

Even as the response to the Aug. 11 derecho continues, Northwest Indiana leaders are considering...

St. Xavier’s Blainey Dowling (7) talks to coaches on the headset against Indiana Wesleyan during a Mid-States Football Association crossover game in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)

Two elbow surgeries later, Mount Carmel product Blainey Dowling passes on retiring and thrives for St. Xavier

By Jeff Vorva

September 20, 2026 at 1:48 p.m.

Despite St. Xavier's 0-3 record, Mount Carmel graduate Blainey Dowling is off to a hot...

Business briefs: Hard Rock donation supports Oct. 3 suicide prevention walk

By Christin Lazerus

September 20, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

News and events around the area

East Aurora's Jeremiah Jackson (6) carries the ball for a TD as Larkin’s Nolan Sulejmani (27) tries to defend during an Upstate Eight Conference game in Aurora on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (Sean King / The Beacon-News)

East Aurora’s Jeremiah Jackson shoulders the load in the backfield and at defensive tackle: ‘He’s a disruptor’

By Rick Armstrong

September 20, 2026 at 11:33 a.m.

Jeremiah Jackson runs for 110 yards and scores three TDs for East Aurora in a...

Rebuilding Together volunteers react after successfully pushing down a rotted shed as the organization gathers to renovate homes in Merrillville on Saturday, September 19, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Merrillville residents grateful for repairs by Rebuilding Together volunteers

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 20, 2026 at 11:13 a.m.

Rebuilding Together volunteers spread out across Merrillville on Saturday for its Christmas in September Day,...

Site work is ongoing at the Amazon Web Services development at 61st Avenue and Colorado Street, such as grading of the land, development of temporary buildings used by construction workers and engineers and building of a NIPSCO substation on-site. (Jim Masters/For the Post-Tribune)

Hobart Mayor lauds windfall payments for Amazon data center

By Jim Masters

September 20, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

Mayor Josh Huddlestun detailed Hobart’s financial windfall and how the “economic impact payments” are being...

Sandburg’s Vinny Annel (5) reacts during a timeout against Lincoln-Way East during a SouthWest Suburban Conference game in Orland Park on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (Nate Swanson / Daily Southtown)

Sandburg’s Vinny Annel, whose teammates call him ‘our Avenger,’ blocks punt, intercepts pass and creates havoc

By Patrick Z. McGavin

September 20, 2026 at 10:45 a.m.

Vinny Annel sets up both TDs for Sandburg, blocking a punt and making an interception...

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)

Experts: Federal energy regulatory actions will impact NWI

By Maya Wilkins

September 20, 2026 at 8:14 p.m.

The EPA announced a repeal of greenhouse gas emissions requirements for power plants, while a...