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A student interacts with the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System at Oak Park and River Forest High School on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School students get hands-on experience with robot surgical device

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 14, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School students had a unique opportunity to interact with...

Mother McAuley's Ava Calle (3) gets ready to serve against St. Laurence during a GCAC Red match in Burbank on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)

Too short? Mother McAuley’s Ava Calle, a Youngstown State commit, answers critics with win over St. Laurence

By Jeff Vorva

October 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Ava Calle continues to come up big on defense, chalking up eight digs in Mother...

People fill Neighborhood Church of the Brethren in Montgomery recently for a gathering about a proposed emergency winter shelter for the homeless in Kendall County. The leaders behind the shelter have come up with a revised plan for the warming center. (Caroline McCree

Column: Group set to open Boulder Hill warming shelter faces opposition to revised plan

By Denise Crosby

October 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

After backlash against Oswegoland Community House’s plan to open Neighborhood Church of the Brethren to...

Providence coach Tyler Plantz looks on against Wheaton St. Francis during the Class 5A state championship game at Illinois State's Hancock Stadium in Normal on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)

Providence makes surprising move by firing head football coach Tyler Plantz after a 4-0 start

By Steve Millar

September 13, 2026 at 4:52 p.m.

Providence fires head football coach Tyler Plantz, who graduated from the school and played in...

Business briefs: Aug. 11 storm relief efforts continue

By Post-Tribune

September 13, 2026 at 4:36 p.m.

News and events around the area

Freida Graves, of Faith Farms and Orchard in Gary, right, talks about her farm's inability to access all its self-generated solar power during recent storms at an Agricultural Advisory Council meeting with U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, at the Porter County Administration Building Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Shelley Jones/for the Post-Tribune)

Farmers share needs, concerns with U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan: ‘It’s just not fun anymore’

By Shelley Jones

September 13, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Area farmers gave U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan the lay of their land Friday afternoon and...

RDA spreading news about $10 million seed money for projects

By Doug Ross

September 13, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

AJ Bytnar is making the rounds to tell communities along the South Shore Line about...

Consultant Targhi Arshami of The Arsh Group offers advice to a small group discussing ideas for Portage’s new comprehensive plan. The small groups offered ideas during a public input session at Woodland Park Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. The new plan, to be considered by the Plan Commission and City Council, will be the first comprehensive plan since 2009. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Transit, roundabouts likely for Portage’s wish list after public input

By Doug Ross

September 13, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.

The comprehensive plan being drafted for Portage is likely to include roundabouts and public transit...

West Aurora’s Carlos Rivera (13) calls out secondary assignments against Bartlett during an Upstate Eight West game in Aurora on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Jeremy Toney / The Beacon-News)

Carlos Rivera, a safety who ‘backs down from nobody,’ tackles another challenge as West Aurora downs Bartlett

By Rick Armstrong

September 13, 2026 at 11:31 a.m.

Carlos Rivera pushes his team-high total to 31 tackles as West Aurora rolls to a...

Lincoln-Way Central’s Aiden Noto (20) gains extra yards against Lutheran North of Missouri during a nonconference game in New Lenox on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (James C. Svehla / Daily Southtown)

Aiden Noto follows in older brother’s footsteps to lead Lincoln-Way Central: ‘I just want to be like him.’

By Steve Millar

September 13, 2026 at 10:47 a.m.

Aiden Noto runs for 98 yards and a key late TD as Lincoln-Way Central holds...

Aja Bridges stands outside her mother’s home in Gary, Indiana on Friday, August 28, 2026. Like many residents in Northwest Indiana, Bridges, 27, had struggled to survive with her two children after recent storms pummeled the region. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary moms recall challenges during power outage: ‘I gotta get to my kids’

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 13, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.

Caught off guard with smaller paychecks, childcare jams, or using “bill money” for unexpected expenses...

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)

Activists raise concerns with NIPSCO Jasper County water permit application

By Maya Wilkins

September 13, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

If approved, the permit would mix wastewater from the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a new...

From left, Jennifer Stallings, Aurora city clerk; Jason Guisinger, legal counsel to the Aurora electoral board; Ald. Juany Garza, 2nd Ward; and Ald. Mike Saville, 6th Ward listen to arguments concerning a recall referendum effort during a Sept. 1 meeting of the electoral board. The board is set to meet on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, to make a final decision on whether the proposed recall referendum questions will be on the fall ballot. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

Final decision expected Monday on whether recall referendum questions will be on fall ballot in Aurora

By Addison Wright

September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Aurora electoral board said it plans to reach a final decision Monday on whether...