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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...

FILE – An election worker reaches for an unopened ballot during sorting at the Clackamas County Elections office, Nov. 7, 2024, in Oregon City, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Lake County official says mail-in voting will proceed as usual

By Maya Wilkins

September 20, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Lake County will continue to accept mail-in ballots for the November general election after the...

Veronica Garza, left, shown here with Austin Nelson Jr. as Principal Duvall, plays the "cool mom" in Paramount Theatre's current production of "Mean Girls." (Boris Martin)

Column: Spotlight on ‘cool moms’ in Paramount Theatre’s ‘Mean Girls’ production

By Denise Crosby

September 21, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

The theater in downtown Aurora sponsored a “Cool Mom Not a Regular Mom” contest in...

League of Women Voters of Central Kane County hosting candidate forums on Sept. 22, 23 before Nov. 3 election

By Aurora Beacon-News

September 20, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The forums will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 and 23 at Batavia’s...

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president, listens to speakers at a press conference Sept. 8, 2026, in Chicago. Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts worth $191 million in an effort to dull the impact of this fall’s property tax delay. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gap

By A.D. Quig

September 20, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and...

Jackie Schiemann, who is nearly blind due to the disease achromatopsia, gets a kiss from her guide dog Tyrus after the pair waded in Lake Michigan at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk in Portage, Indiana, Friday, September 18, 2026. Schiemann, of Mayfield, Ohio, said Friday’s visit was her ninth national park and she plans to experience as many possible. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Legally blind woman, guide dog visit Indiana Dunes National Park

By Doug Ross

September 19, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Jackie Schiemann enjoyed wading in Lake Michigan on Friday at Indiana Dunes National Park’s Portage...

Providence’s Broden Mackert (24) carries the ball during the game against Nazareth in La Grange Park on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (James C. Svehla / for Daily Southtown)

Week 5 recap: How Chicagoland high school football teams fared

By baiduhai

September 19, 2026 at 4:38 p.m.

Here's how Chicagoland high school football teams fared in Week 5 of play.

Pictured is the Lincoln Elementary basement in East Chicago. School Board member Pattie Jo Gibson said she took the photo on Aug. 31, after the Aug. 11 storm. (Pattie Jo Gibson/provided)

HVAC issues, flooding keep East Chicago school closed

By Carole Carlson

September 19, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

The timeline for students to return to storm-damaged Lincoln Elementary is mid-to-late October, School City...

Dozens of kids on bikes await the start of the annual bike parade which launched the 131st annual Plowing Match and
Festival in Big Rock on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Rainy weather doesn’t stop Plowing Match and Festival from rolling along in Big Rock

By David Sharos

September 19, 2026 at 1:39 p.m.

The signature plowing event scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday was cancelled, though, as field...

Sisters Erin Wenneker, left, and Katie Cavinder clear downed trees along Jefferson Street in Portage, Indiana, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Region leaders offer lessons from Aug. 11 derecho

By Doug Ross

September 19, 2026 at 12:14 p.m.

Northwest Indiana leaders expressed frustration and offered lessons to learn from the Aug. 11 derecho...

No country singer, Jackson Travis is ‘just happy to be running the football’ and leads Hersey to another win

By Dick Quagliano

September 19, 2026 at 9:06 a.m.

Jackson Travis rushes for 121 yards and three touchdowns on just 11 carries in Hersey's...