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Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
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Porter County taskforce coming together on local income tax approach
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By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

The Porter County Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce is coalescing around an approach to local income...

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele speaks during a press conference on Dec. 4, 2025. A contract between Portage Township Assessor Crystal Millsap and the Leanor Group, owned by Steele, is drawing scrutiny for its high price tag. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Porter County officials question high-dollar contract for Portage Township Assessor’s Office

By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Porter County officials asked the county attorney to investigate a contract between the Portage Township...

Beatniks on Conkey hosts the Hammond Community Theatre run of the play "The Ghost in the Meadow" with concluding weekend curtain times Oct. 16-Oct. 18 at the 420 Conkey St. stage space in Hammond. (Beatniks on Conkey/provided)

Of Notoriety: Beatniks has ‘Ghost,’ Munster gets ‘Blacklisted,’ Poe in Michigan City

By Philip Potempa

October 15, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region.

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta speaks during his State of the City address at Woodland Park on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. He has announced he's seeking a second termin office. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta announces 2027 re-election bid

By Doug Ross

May 10, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

Mayor Austin Bonta has made it official. He’s running for re-election next year.

The Indiana Toll Road crosses Wolf Lake in the general area of the Chicago Bears' proposed stadium location in Hammond on Feb. 25, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lake and Porter officials in Indiana wait and see on taxes for potential Bears stadium

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By Alexandra Kukulka

May 10, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

The Chicago Bears are still mulling their stadium options in Hammond and Arlington Heights, so...

James Hendricks, owner of Gary's Koney King restaurant, hasn't been able to find time to watch the newest episode of "The Bear," which features a scene filmed at the 106-year-old region staple. (Anna Ortiz/Post-Tribune)

Century-old Gary restaurant celebrated in hit episode of ‘The Bear’

By Anna Ortiz

May 9, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

A century-old diner-style restaurant which stands untouched by time at 4601 Broadway in Gary has...

Voters arrive to the Woodland Park poll location on primary election day in Portage on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Republican, Democrat chairs reflect on Porter County primary

By Doug Ross

May 9, 2026 at 2:47 p.m.

Now that the primary election is behind them, November looks a lot closer to candidates...

Plaintiffs former Hobart Township employees Kendra Krebs, on left, and Dianna Brooks, listen during a news conference concerning their federal lawsuit against Hobart Township Trustee Fred Williams on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Williams lost in the primary to Ericka McCauley. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Raucous races leave women in position to lead trustee offices in Hobart, Ross townships

By Carole Carlson

May 9, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

The women who unseated Democratic incumbent trustees in Hobart and Ross townships have never held...

Heavy equipment sits outside a data center construction site on Royal Road in Michigan City on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana public interest groups call for data center moratoriums

By Maya Wilkins

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May 9, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

The Citizens Action Coalition announced that 27 public interest organizations — including itself — are...

Community organizers Angelita Soriano, left, and Alice Pawlowski, right, walked the red carpet at the alternative Met Gala event held Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York City. (Angelita Soriano/provided)

Hobart activists make appearance at alternative Met Gala

By Deborah Laverty

May 9, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

Community organizers Alice Pawlowski and Angelita Soriano traveled to the Big Apple to share their...

Hobart meeting on data centers brings large crowd, tight security and one arrest

By Deborah Laverty

June 11, 2026 at 10:53 a.m.

The Hobart Plan Commission delivered yes votes to two site plans, both for Amazon Web...

The Indiana Statehouse, as seen on January 4, 2021. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Experts say Dan Dernulc and Rick Niemeyer lost reelection due to endorsements and ads

By Alexandra Kukulka

May 9, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Experts say the Indiana Senate redistricting vote was the number one issue driving Trump to...

Workers are shown “harvesting” long strands of spaghetti from faux “spaghetti trees” in Switzerland in staged footage for a BBC news telecast aired in 1957, intended as an April Fool’s hoax. (Archive image courtesy of Ripley’s Believe it or Not!)

From the Farm: As Chef Boyardee knew, spaghetti doesn’t grow on trees

By Philip Potempa

May 8, 2026 at 4:22 p.m.

Anytime I think of spaghetti, I think of a TV segment I watched in my...